Historical Events In July - 11

1981  Sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2:12.18 on July - 11.  

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

1983  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3485 Barucci  

1984  On this day in history 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 July - 11.  

1984  Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81 on July - 11.  

1985  On this day in history refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden  

1986  On July - 11 ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30 13.74  

1986  Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara on this day in history.  

1986  Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 on July - 11.  

1987  Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks on July - 11.  

1987  Thomas F Waddell found of Gay olympics, dies of AIDS at 50 on July - 11.  

1987  Thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50 on July - 11.  

1988  On July - 11 mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor  

1989  President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game on July - 11.  

1989  Sir Laurence Olivier acting great, dies at 82 on July - 11.  

1989  Laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1991  On July - 11 total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii  

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

1992  On this day in history annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty Intl, dies  

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

1994  On July - 11 alan David Melville, polymath, dies at 82  

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 July - 11.  

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

1995  John Cruickshank, French scholar, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1996  Louis Gottlieb, musician, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1999  On this day in history 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  

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg  

1558  On this day in history birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)  

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 July - 11 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 this day in history amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies  

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

1302  On July - 11 jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies  

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