What happened this day in history July 11

What are the important events that happened on July 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 11 is the 193rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 173 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 28, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,720,656,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaenneacontatrigon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 202 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,220 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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July 11 Historical Events

  • 1798
    The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
  • 1864
    American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
  • 1889
    Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
  • 1893
    A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua.
  • 1940
    World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France.
  • 1943
    Massacres of Poles in Volhynia.
  • 1977
    Martin Luther King Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • 1991
    A Nationair DC-8 crashes during an emergency landing at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing 261.
  • 2006
    209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
  • 2011
    Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846.

Who were born on July 11?

  • 1767
    John Quincy Adams, American politician, 8th United States Secretary of State & 6th President of the United States (d. 1848)
  • 1850
    Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (d. 1938)
  • 1897
    Eugene “Bull” Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
  • 1913
    Cordwainer Smith, American writer (d. 1966)
  • 1924
    Brett Somers, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
  • 1938
    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American feminist scholar and historian
  • 1953
    Paul Weiland, English director, writer and producer
  • 1973
    Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
  • 1975
    Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer
  • 1976
    Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player

Who died on July 11?

  • 1302
    Robert II of Artois, French soldier (b. 1250)
  • 1806
    James Smith, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1719)
  • 1920
    Empress Eugénie de Montijo of France (b. 1826)
  • 1929
    Billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857)
  • 1971
    Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
  • 1999
    Helen Forrest, American singer (b. 1917)
  • 2005
    Don Starr, American actor (b. 1917)
  • 2009
    Arturo Gatti, Canadian boxer (b. 1972)
  • 2009
    Go Mi-Young, South Korean female mountaineer (b. 1967)
  • 2009
    Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b. 1911)

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