Today in History
11 July
230 births · 89 deaths · 67 events recorded
Notable Births
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Amad Diallo
b. 2002
Ivorian footballer (born 2002)
Ryan Rolison
b. 1997
American baseball player (born 1997)
Alessia Cara
b. 1996
Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1996)
Joey Bosa
b. 1995
American football player (born 1995)
Anthony Milford
b. 1994
Samoa international rugby league footballer
Nina Nesbitt
b. 1994
British singer (born 1994)
Lucas Ocampos
b. 1994
Argentine footballer (born 1994)
Rebecca Bross
b. 1993
American artistic gymnast
Notable Deaths
All 89 ›
Martin Cruz Smith
d. 2025
American writer (1942–2025)
Shelley Duvall
d. 2024
American actress and producer (1949–2024)
Monte Kiffin
d. 2024
American football coach (1940–2024)
Milan Kundera
d. 2023
Czech and French novelist (1929–2023)
Charlie Robinson (actor)
d. 2021
American actor (1945–2021)
Renée Simonot
d. 2021
French actress and voice artist (1911–2021)
Marc Angelucci
d. 2020
American lawyer and men's rights activist
Frank Bolling
d. 2020
American baseball player (1931–2020)
On This Day in History
All 67 ›
2021
Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.
Virgin Galactic
2015
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
El Chapo
2011
Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
2010
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carries out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
Islamism
2010
In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
Spain national football team
2006
Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
2006 Mumbai train bombings
1995
Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July.
Yugoslav Wars
1991
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120