July 11th, 1928

Born on July 11th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 20 days, exactly on May 8th, 2024, people who were born on July 11th, 1928 will be 35,000 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, 1928

88

Michel Aurillac

French politician

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

73

Bobo Olson

American boxer

*July 11th, 1928, Honolulu †January 16th, 2002, Honolulu

84

Andrea Veneracion

Filipina conductor

*July 11th, 1928, Manila †July 9th, 2013, Quezon City

74

Kurt Klinger

Austrian translator

*July 11th, 1928, Linz †April 23rd, 2003, Vienna

87

Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone

British politician, barrister and writer (1928-2015)

*July 11th, 1928, Cardiff †December 19th, 2015, London

95

Jane Gardam

British novelist and children's writer

*July 11th, 1928, Coatham

93

Harue Kitamura

Japanese lawyer and politician

*July 11th, 1928, Kyoto †March 13th, 2022

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

Harold Bloom

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

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

93

Gregorio Salvador

Spanish linguist

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

43

Alvent Yulianto

Indonesian badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Banyuwangi

89

James von Brunn

American murderer

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

36

Cheng Shu

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1987, Nantong

28

Kristen Tsai

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1995, Taiwan

89

Giorgio Armani

Italian fashion designer

*July 11th, 1934, Piacenza

79

Theodore Maiman

American physicist/Inventor of first working laser

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

65

Hans Klein

German politician (1931-1996)

*July 11th, 1931, Šumperk †November 26th, 1996, Bonn

26

Kenya Mitsuhashi

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1997, Gunma Prefecture

25

Ni Bowen

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1998, Zhejiang

69

Hermann Prey

German lyric baritone singer

*July 11th, 1929, Berlin †July 23rd, 1998, Krailling

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Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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