What Happened on July 11?

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EVENTS ON JULY 11

Mediterranean Fleet

Year: 1882

The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.

Tijuana

Year: 1889

Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.

Pearl

Year: 1893

The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.

American Civil War

Year: 1864

American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.

London Waterloo station

Year: 1848

Waterloo railway station in London opens.

Noongar

Year: 1833

Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.

The Fly-fisher's Entomology

Year: 1836

The Fly-fisher's Entomology is published by Alfred Ronalds. The book transformed the sport and went to many editions.

Salomon August Andrée

Year: 1897

Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon.

Fiat

Year: 1899

Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.

President of the United States

Year: 1921

Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.

BIRTHS ON JULY 11

David Kelly (actor)

Year of birth: 1929

David Kelly, Irish actor (died 2012)

Ezra F. Vogel

Year of birth: 1930

Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020)

Greville Janner

Year of birth: 1928

Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (died 2015)

Bobo Olson

Year of birth: 1928

Bobo Olson, American boxer (died 2002)

Theodore Maiman

Year of birth: 1927

Theodore Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007)

Mike Foster (American politician)

Year of birth: 1930

Mike Foster, American politician, 53rd Governor of Louisiana (died 2020)

Harold Bloom

Year of birth: 1930

Harold Bloom, American literary critic (died 2019)

Dick Gray

Year of birth: 1931

Dick Gray, American baseball player (died 2013)

Tab Hunter

Year of birth: 1931

Tab Hunter, American actor and singer (died 2018)

Tullio Regge

Year of birth: 1931

Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (died 2014)

DEATHS ON JULY 11

John W. Campbell

Year of death: 1971

John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (born 1910)

Pär Lagerkvist

Year of death: 1974

Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891)

Amalric, King of Jerusalem

Year of death: 1174

Amalric I of Jerusalem (born 1136)

Olga of Kiev

Year of death: 969

Olga of Kiev (born 890)

Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)

Year of death: 1971

Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (born 1940)

Guy Favreau

Year of death: 1967

Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1917)

George Gershwin

Year of death: 1937

George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (born 1898)

Charlie Parker (cricketer)

Year of death: 1959

Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (born 1882)

Delmore Schwartz

Year of death: 1966

Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (born 1913)

Ross Macdonald

Year of death: 1983

Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (born 1915)

HOLIDAYS ON JULY 11

National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Citizens of the Polish Republic Committed by Ukrainian Nationalists

National Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Genocide of the Citizens of the Polish Republic committed by Ukrainian Nationalists (Poland, established by the 22 July 2016 resolution of Sejm in reference to the July 11, 1943 Volhynian Bloody Sunday)