July 11th, 1943

Born on July 11th, 1943

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What happened on July 11th, 1943?

July 11th, 1943

World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily

What else 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.

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

Born on July 11th, 1943

80

Karin Ugowski

German actress

*July 11th, 1943, Berlin

80

Howard Gardner

American developmental psychologist & academic

*July 11th, 1943, Scranton

80

Oscar D'León

Venezuelan salsa musician

*July 11th, 1943, Caracas

80

Tom Holland

American scriptwriter and director

*July 11th, 1943, Poughkeepsie

80

Luciano Onder

Italian journalist

*July 11th, 1943, Rome

80

Michèle Barzach

French politician, psychoanalyst and gynaecologist

*July 11th, 1943, Casablanca

80

Peter Jensen

Archbishop of Sydney; Australian Anglican bishop

*July 11th, 1943, Sydney

80

Robert Malval

Haitian politician and businessman

*July 11th, 1943, Port-au-Prince

52

Muriel Baptiste

French actress

*July 11th, 1943, 4th arrondissement of Lyon †September 7th, 1995, 18th arrondissement of Paris

39

Rolf Stommelen

German racecar driver

*July 11th, 1943, Siegen †April 24th, 1983, Riverside

62

Richard Carleton

Australian journalist

*July 11th, 1943, Bowral †May 7th, 2006, Beaconsfield

80

Tom Newman

British record producer and musician

*July 11th, 1943, Perivale

80

Michael H. Conlin

American politician

*July 11th, 1943, Detroit

80

Graeme Bailey

Australian racing driver

*July 11th, 1943, Ourimbah

80

Edna Madzongwe

Zimbabwean politician

*July 11th, 1943, Zimbabwe

80

Clem Haskins

American basketball player and coach

*July 11th, 1943, Campbellsville

80

Christian Cointat

French politician

*July 11th, 1943, Tresques

80

Susan Seaforth Hayes

American actress

*July 11th, 1943, Oakland

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

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

81

Jean Jourden

French bicycle racer

*July 11th, 1942, Saint-Brieuc

35

Natalie La Rose

Dutch–Surinamese singer, songwriter and dancer

*July 11th, 1988, Amsterdam

43

Alvent Yulianto

Indonesian badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Banyuwangi

73

Lawrence J. DeLucas

American astronaut

*July 11th, 1950, Syracuse

70

Angélica Aragón

Mexican actress

*July 11th, 1953, Mexico City

66

Michael Rose

Jamaican reggae singer

*July 11th, 1957, Kingston

36

Cheng Shu

Chinese badminton player

*July 11th, 1987, Nantong

81

Olu Jacobs

Nigerian actor

*July 11th, 1942, Abeokuta

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

49

Lil' Kim

American rapper from New York

*July 11th, 1974, Bedford–Stuyvesant

77

Walter Franz Altherr

German politician

*July 11th, 1946, Kaiserslautern

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Public holidays on July 11th

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Born on July 11th, 1943
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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