Page 7: Historical Events In July - 11

1960  Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence on this day in history.   

1960  Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey all become independent on July - 11.   

1960  On this day in history 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC   

1961  On this day in history 30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF   

1962  On July - 11 cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days   

1962  Fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba) on July - 11.   

1962  On this day in history the first transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1962  On July - 11 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1964  On July - 11 maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64   

1965  On July - 11 ray Collins actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75   

1965  Ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75 on July - 11.   

1966  Delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1967  Canadian Pacific inaugurates first major unit train, shipping 3,700 tons of sulfuric acid from Copper Cliff to CIL in Sarnia on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history kenny Rogers forms first Edition   

1967  The first major "unit train" movement in Canada is inaugurated by Canadian Pacific - 3,700 tons of sulphuric acid from the Copper Cliff plant of CIL nr. Sudbury to Sarnia, Ontario on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history david Bowie releases "Space Oddity"   

1969  Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman" on July - 11.   

1971  Carleton Young actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1971  On July - 11 carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64   

1973  On this day in history isabel Randolph actress (Mrs Nester-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 83   

1973  On July - 11 alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72   

1974  On this day in history house Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry   

1974  World Football League plays first games on July - 11.   

1975  On July - 11 army of life-size terracotta soldiers discovered in China   

1975  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2489 Suvorov on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89   

1976  In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area on July - 11.   

1977  On July - 11 medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr   

1979  On July - 11 debris from the US Skylab space station fall on Australia   

1979  US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates on July - 11.   

1980  American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 11 peggy Knudson acttress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57   

1980  On July - 11 boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80   

1981  On July - 11 sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2 12.18   

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1274  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29)   

1366  On this day in history birth of anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394)   

1540  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1558  On July - 11 birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665) was born on July - 11.   

1628  Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on this day in history.   

0155  On this day in history pius I, bishop of Rome (approx 140-155)/saint/martyr, dies   

0472  On this day in history death of anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire   

0937  On this day in history death of king Rudolph II of Burgundy   

0969  On this day in history death of olga of Kiev   

1174  On July - 11 amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies   

1183  Death of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

1302  On this day in history jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies   

1382  On this day in history nicholas van Oresme, French philosopher/bishop of Lisieux, dies at 62