July 11th, 1405

Born on July 11th, 1405

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 226,000 days old!

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What happened on July 11th, 1405?

July 11th, 1405

Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_dynasty

July 11th, 1405

Marking the start of the Ming treasure voyages, a Chinese expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign regions of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_treasure_voyages

What else 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.

Public holidays on July 11th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1405 is a normal year and no leap year.

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