July 11th, 1781

Born on July 11th, 1781

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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

Born on July 11th, 1781

78

Bartolomeo Borghesi

19th century Italian numismatist and antiquarian

*July 11th, 1781, Savignano sul Rubicone †April 16th, 1860, San Marino

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Who's birthday is on July 11th?

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

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

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

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

64

Johann Matthäus Bechstein

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

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

35

Natalie La Rose

Dutch–Surinamese singer, songwriter and dancer

*July 11th, 1988, Amsterdam

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

43

Alvent Yulianto

Indonesian badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Banyuwangi

36

Cheng Shu

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1987, Nantong

28

Kristen Tsai

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1995, Taiwan

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

26

Kenya Mitsuhashi

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1997, Gunma Prefecture

25

Ni Bowen

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1998, Zhejiang

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

35

Étienne Capoue

French association football player

*July 11th, 1988, Niort

33

Connor Paolo

American actor

*July 11th, 1990, New York City

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Born in 1781

67

George Stephenson

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

*June 9th, 1781, Wylam †August 12th, 1848, Tapton House

60

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect, city planner and painter (1781–1841)

*March 13th, 1781, Neuruppin †October 9th, 1841, Berlin

67

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)

*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, Prague

44

Thomas Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

*July 6th, 1781, Jamaica †July 5th, 1826, London

63

Adolphe Marbot

French general

*March 22nd, 1781, Altillac †June 2nd, 1844, Altillac

86

David Brewster

British astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

*December 11th, 1781, Jedburgh †February 10th, 1868, Melrose

49

Ludwig Achim von Arnim

German poet and novelist

*January 26th, 1781, Palais Wrangel †January 21st, 1831, Wiepersdorf manor

87

Louis François Dauprat

French composer

*May 24th, 1781, Paris †July 16th, 1868, Paris

65

José María Calatrava y Peinado

Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of State

*February 26th, 1781, Mérida †January 16th, 1847, Madrid

42

Eugène de Beauharnais

French nobleman, statesman, and military commander (1781–1824)

*September 3rd, 1781, Paris †February 21st, 1824, Munich

75

Jean-Baptiste Métivier

French architect (1781-1853)

*April 1st, 1781, Rennes †January 1st, 1857, Munich

58

Siméon Denis Poisson

French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)

*June 21st, 1781, Pithiviers †April 25th, 1840, Sceaux

77

Valentín Gómez Farías

President of Mexico (1781-1858)

*February 14th, 1781, Guadalajara †July 5th, 1858, Mexico City

45

Johann Baptist von Spix

Biologist (1781-1826)

*January 9th, 1781, Höchstadt an der Aisch †March 13th, 1826, Munich

57

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist (1781–1838)

*January 30th, 1781, Châlons-en-Champagne †August 21st, 1838, Berlin

85

George Bruce

Scottish-American inventor and businessman

*July 5th, 1781, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1866, New York City

84

Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone

British Royal Navy admiral (1781-1866)

*December 1st, 1781, Almington †November 13th, 1866, Shenstone

65

Friedrich Schmalz

German farmer

*June 25th, 1781, Zeitz †May 23rd, 1847, Dresden

74

Joaquín Manuel Fernández Cruzado

Spanish painter (1781-1856)

*December 24th, 1781, Jerez de la Frontera †January 31st, 1856, Cádiz

55

Francisco Espoz y Mina

Spanish military commander

*June 17th, 1781, Idocin †December 24th, 1836, Barcelona

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