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July 11

This year marks the 225th anniversary of Jean-Louis Pons — July 11 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 11 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 11?

July 11 is the 192nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 813 and 2010. Famous people born on July 11 include John Quincy Adams, Heini Salonen and Gough Whitlam.

Released on July 11

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Last Report

2024

  • Game Anger Foot

2021

  • TV The White Lotus

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 813

    Michael I Rangabe

  2. 1801

    Jean-Louis Pons

  3. 1848

    London Waterloo station

  4. 1864

    American Civil War

  5. 1914

    USS Nevada (BB-36)

  6. 1936

    Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

  7. 1960

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  8. 1982

    Italy national football team

  9. 2010

    Spain national football team

  10. 2010

    Islamism

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 11

John Quincy Adams

b. 1767

Heini Salonen

b. 1993

Gough Whitlam

b. 1916

Caroline Wozniacki

b. 1990

Justin Chambers

b. 1970

Kenelm Digby

b. 1603

Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge

b. 1954

Maximilian II Emanuel

b. 1662

Deaths

  • 2015Giacomo Biffi
  • 2013Egbert Brieskorn
  • 1989Laurence Olivier
  • 1593Giuseppe Arcimboldo
  • 1535Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
  • 1183Otto I, Duke of Bavaria

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian Feast Day: Benedict of Nursia
  • —Christian Feast Day: Olga of Kiev
  • —Christian Feast Day: Pope Pius I
  • —Christian Feast Day: Thomas Sprott
  • —Christian Feast Day: July 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —China National Maritime Day (China)
  • —Day of the Bandoneón (Argentina)
  • —Day of the Flemish Community (Flemish Community of Belgium)

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