July 11th, 1846

Born on July 11th, 1846

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What happened on July 11th, 1846?

July 11th, 1846

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Frederick_John_White

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, 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.

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

Born on July 11th, 1846

71

Léon Bloy

French writer, poet and essayist

*July 11th, 1846, Périgueux †November 3rd, 1917, Bourg-la-Reine

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Born in 1846

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

61

Holger Drachmann

Poet and painter (1846-1908)

*October 9th, 1846, Copenhagen †January 14th, 1908, Hornbæk

88

Auguste Escoffier

French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935)

*October 28th, 1846, Villeneuve-Loubet †February 12th, 1935, Monte Carlo

70

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate

*May 5th, 1846, Wola Okrzejska †November 15th, 1916, Vevey

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 14th, 1926, Jena

70

Francesco Paolo Tosti

Italian, later British composer and music teacher (1846–1916)

*April 9th, 1846, Ortona †December 2nd, 1916, Rome

81

Léon Denis

Spiritist philosopher

*January 1st, 1846, Foug †April 12th, 1927, Tours

75

Luigi Denza

Italian composer (1846-1922)

*February 23rd, 1846, Castellammare di Stabia †January 26th, 1922, London

70

Buffalo Bill

American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)

*February 26th, 1846, Le Claire †January 10th, 1917, Denver

61

Edmondo de Amicis

Italian writer (1846-1908)

*October 21st, 1846, Oneglia †March 11th, 1908, Bordighera

72

Henryk Jarecki

Polish conductor, composer and music educator (1846-1918)

*December 6th, 1846, Warsaw †December 18th, 1918, Lviv

67

George Westinghouse

American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)

*October 6th, 1846, Central Bridge †March 12th, 1914, New York City

60

Johann Most

German-American anarchist

*February 5th, 1846, Augsburg †March 17th, 1906, Cincinnati

78

G. Stanley Hall

American psychologist and educator (1846–1924)

*February 1st, 1846, Ashfield †April 24th, 1924, Worcester

24

Comte de Lautréamont

Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)

*April 4th, 1846, Montevideo †November 24th, 1870, 9th arrondissement of Paris

72

Edward Charles Pickering

American astronomer

*July 19th, 1846, Boston †February 3rd, 1919, Cambridge

54

Naim Frashëri

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

*May 25th, 1846, Frashër †October 20th, 1900, Istanbul

77

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

Member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846–1923)

*May 25th, 1846, Buckingham Palace †June 9th, 1923, Schomberg House

75

Max Buchner

German physician, ethnologist and explorer (1846-1921)

*April 25th, 1846, Munich †May 7th, 1921, Munich

33

Texas Jack Omohundro

Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (1846-1880)

*July 26th, 1846, Palmyra †June 28th, 1880, Leadville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1846 is a normal year and no leap year.

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