July 11th, 1356

Born on July 11th, 1356

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 244,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 273 days, exactly on April 25th, 2027, people who were born on July 11th, 1356 will be 245,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 11th?

July 11th, 1982

Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.

July 11th, 1914

The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.

July 11th, 0813

Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (depicted), under threat by conspiracies, abdicated in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and became a monk.

July 11th, 2011

An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.

July 11th, 2010

Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title (pictured lifting the trophy).

July 11th, 1991

Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on board.

July 11th, 1960

To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of America, was published.

July 11th, 1936

New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.

July 11th, 1928

Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.

July 11th, 1864

A riot broke out in Leicester, England, at the failed launching of a gas balloon (pictured).

July 11th, 1848

Waterloo Bridge Station, which later became Britain's busiest railway station by passenger usage, was opened by the London and South Western Railway.

July 11th, 1846

British soldier Frederick John White died after a flogging, leading to a campaign to end the practice in the British Army.

July 11th, 1833

Yagan, a Noongar warrior wanted for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia, was killed, becoming a symbol of the unjust and sometimes brutal treatment of indigenous Australians by colonial settlers.

July 11th, 1801

French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.

July 11th, 1792

The Belfast Harp Festival, an early event in the Gaelic revival, began at the Assembly Rooms.

Public holidays on July 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on July 11th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1356 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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