July 11th, 1656

Born on July 11th, 1656

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 660 days, exactly on February 22nd, 2026, people who were born on July 11th, 1656 will be 135,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 11th?

July 11th, 2011

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

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 (pictured), the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.

July 11th, 1864

'A riot broke out in Leicester, England, at the failed launching of a hot air balloon.

July 11th, 1848

London Waterloo station, 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.

July 11th, 1789

French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public demonstrations in Paris that led to the storming of the Bastille.

July 11th, 1405

Marking the start of Ming China's treasure voyages, an expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He (depicted) set sail for foreign regions of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.

July 11th, 1302

Franco-Flemish War: Flemish infantry defeated a large French army near Kortrijk at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

July 11th, 1735

Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.

July 11th, 1616

Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 11th?

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

29

Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1994, Tulungagung

27

Ruben Jille

Dutch badminton player

*July 11th, 1996, Nieuwegein

55

Frederick I of Prussia

1657 – 1713, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia)

*July 11th, 1657, Königsberg †February 25th, 1713, Berlin

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

35

Natalie La Rose

Dutch–Surinamese singer, songwriter and dancer

*July 11th, 1988, Amsterdam

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

63

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726

*July 11th, 1662, Munich †February 26th, 1726, Munich

43

Alvent Yulianto

Indonesian badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Banyuwangi

64

Johann Matthäus Bechstein

German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist (1757-1822)

*July 11th, 1757, Waltershausen †February 23rd, 1822, Dreißigacker

36

Cheng Shu

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1987, Nantong

28

Kristen Tsai

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1995, Taiwan

26

Kenya Mitsuhashi

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1997, Gunma Prefecture

25

Ni Bowen

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1998, Zhejiang

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

49

Lil' Kim

American rapper from New York

*July 11th, 1974, Bedford–Stuyvesant

66

Michael Rose

Jamaican reggae singer

*July 11th, 1957, Kingston

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85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

66

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Sculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)

*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, Vienna

64

John Leake

English naval officer and politician (1656-1720)

*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, Greenwich

66

Guillaume Dubois

French cardinal and politician (1656-1723)

*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of Versailles

81

Benoît de Maillet

French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)

*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, Marseille

89

Nicolas de Largillière

French painter (1656-1746)

*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, Paris

52

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

French botanist (1656-1708)

*June 5th, 1656, Aix-en-Provence †December 28th, 1708, Paris

36

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Queen Consort of Sweden (1656-1693)

*September 11th, 1656, Copenhagen †July 26th, 1693, Karlberg Palace

72

Marin Marais

French composer and viol player

*May 31st, 1656, Paris †August 15th, 1728, Paris

38

Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland

English politician (1656-1694)

*February 16th, 1656, Swallowfield †May 24th, 1694, London

65

Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein

*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, Vienna

71

Heinrich Theobald Schenck

German writer

*April 10th, 1656, Heidelbach †April 11th, 1727, Giessen

60

Anton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Princely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony

*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, Wermsdorf

89

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

German Bohemian composer

*September 6th, 1656, Krásno †August 27th, 1746, Rastatt

81

Georg Reutter I

German composer and organist

*November 3rd, 1656, Vienna †August 29th, 1738, Vienna

72

Sébastien Truchet

French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)

*November 30th, 1656, Lyon †February 5th, 1729, Paris

83

Thomas Baker

English antiquarian, born 1656

*September 14th, 1656, Lanchester †July 2nd, 1740, London

60

Philipp Wilhelm Boyneburg

(1656-1717)

*November 22nd, 1656, Mainz †February 23rd, 1717, Erfurt

62

Juan Andrés de Ustariz

Royal Governor of Chile 1709-1716

*March 31st, 1656, Narbarte †May 19th, 1718, Santiago

43

François Le Fort

Russian admiral from the Republic of Geneva (1656-1699)

*January 2nd, 1656, Geneva †March 2nd, 1699, Moscow

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Leap year

Yes: 1656 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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