July 11th, 1926

Born on July 11th, 1926

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 291 days, exactly on February 1st, 2025, people who were born on July 11th, 1926 will be 36,000 days old!

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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, 1926

97

Teddy Reno

Italian recording artist; singer, record producer, actor

*July 11th, 1926, Trieste

89

Joe Houston

American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist

*July 11th, 1926, Austin †December 28th, 2015, Long Beach

72

Hugo Batalla

Uruguayan politician (1926-1998)

*July 11th, 1926, Montevideo †October 3rd, 1998, Montevideo

58

Rodolfo Arízaga

Argentine musician (1926-1985)

*July 11th, 1926, Buenos Aires †May 12th, 1985, Belén de Escobar

96

Frederick Buechner

American Christian writer

*July 11th, 1926, New York City †August 15th, 2022, Rupert

44

Patrick Wymark

English, stage, film, and television actor

*July 11th, 1926, Cleethorpes †October 20th, 1970, Melbourne

82

Friedrich Scholz

German composer and author

*July 11th, 1926, Katowice †October 17th, 2008, Berlin

62

Halil Bıçakçı

Turkish association football player and coach

*July 11th, 1926, İzmir †February 28th, 1989

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

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

35

Natalie La Rose

Dutch–Surinamese singer, songwriter and dancer

*July 11th, 1988, Amsterdam

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

89

James von Brunn

American murderer

*July 11th, 1920, St. Louis †January 6th, 2010, Butner

93

Gregorio Salvador

Spanish linguist

*July 11th, 1927, Cúllar †December 26th, 2020, Madrid

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

79

Theodore Maiman

American physicist/Inventor of first working laser

*July 11th, 1927, Los Angeles †May 5th, 2007, Vancouver

89

Harold Bloom

American literary critic, scholar, and writer (1930-2019)

*July 11th, 1930, New York City †October 14th, 2019, New Haven

26

Kenya Mitsuhashi

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1997, Gunma Prefecture

25

Ni Bowen

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1998, Zhejiang

91

Nicolai Gedda

Swedish opera singer

*July 11th, 1925, Stockholm †January 8th, 2017, Tolochenaz

88

Michel Aurillac

French politician

*July 11th, 1928, Marseille †July 6th, 2017, 15th arrondissement of Paris

66

Michael Rose

Jamaican reggae singer

*July 11th, 1957, Kingston

Same year
Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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