Historical Events In July - 11

1981  On this day in history sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2:12.18   

1982  Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid on July - 11.   

1983  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3485 Barucci on July - 11.   

1984  On July - 11 canadian dollar sinks to US74.86¢, an all-time low to that date, and where are we now how about 67 cents!!!!!   

1984  England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe on this day in history.   

1984  On July - 11 karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81   

1985  Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30 13.74   

1986  Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara on July - 11.   

1986  Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 on this day in history.   

1987  Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.   

1987  Thomas F Waddell found of Gay olympics, dies of AIDS at 50 on this day in history.   

1987  Thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50 on this day in history.   

1988  Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor on July - 11.   

1989  On this day in history president Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game   

1989  On this day in history sir Laurence Olivier acting great, dies at 82   

1989  On this day in history laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82   

1990  NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts) on this day in history.   

1990  Onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat, Lifespan), dies at 67 on July - 11.   

1991  On this day in history total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii   

1991  On this day in history hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered   

1992  On July - 11 annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies   

1993  Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88 on July - 11.   

1994  Alan David Melville, polymath, dies at 82 on July - 11.   

1995  On the Myanmar-China Border Region a 7.2 quake resulted in 6 people killed, 99 injured, more than 100,000 houses destroyed and 42,000 damaged on this day in history.   

1995  On July - 11 u.S. establishes diplomatic relations with Vietnam   

1995  On July - 11 john Cruickshank, French scholar, dies at 70   

1996  On July - 11 louis Gottlieb, musician, dies at 72   

1999  In the Honduras a 7.0 quake resulted in 1 person killed and another person died from a heart attack; at least 40 people injured on July - 11.   

2007  The ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers, Algeria on this day in history.   

2010  The 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in South Africa, and is won by Spain on this day in history.   

2011  Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846 on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history pOliciy academy suicide bombing kills 20 in Sana'a, Yemen   

2013  30 people are killed in a wave of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq on this day in history.   

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1274  Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29) was born on this day in history.   

1366  Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394) was born on this day in history.   

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

1558  Robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon) was born on July - 11.   

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

1603  On this day in history birth of kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665)   

1628  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)   

1657  On July - 11 birth of frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13)   

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

0472  On July - 11 death of anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire   

0937  Death of King Rudolph II of Burgundy on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Olga of Kiev on July - 11.   

1174  Amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1183  On July - 11 death of otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria   

1302  Jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies on this day in history.   

1382  Nicholas van Oresme, French philosopher/bishop of Lisieux, dies at 62 on this day in history.