July 11 is the 192nd (193rd in leap years) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 173 days left until the end of the year.

Events

1302 – The "Coalition Army" around the cities of Flanders defeats the Army of the Kingdom of France in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
1346 – IV. Karl was elected King of the Holy Roman Empire.
1740 - Pogrom: Jews expelled from "Little Russia" (present-day Ukraine).
1789 – French revolutionary Lafayette presented the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen” to the Revolutionary National Assembly.
1859 – by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities His novel was published.
1895 - Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced their film technology to scientists.
1921 – Northern Ireland gained independence from Ireland as a result of the Irish War of Independence.
1933 – Sümerbank officially became operational.
1939 – Chief of Police Şükrü Sökmensüer was appointed as the Governor of Hatay.
1960 – Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird published the first edition of his novel.
1960 – The age limit was abolished in death penalty.
1962 - First transatlantic television broadcast via satellite.
1967 – Tuborg started beer production in Turkey.
1971 – Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Swiss-born pianist Magdi Rufer, writer Azra Erhat and Vedat Günyol and Yaşar Kemal's wife Tilda Gökçeli were detained.
1971 - Chile nationalizes its copper mines.
1975 – A life-size, war-equipped 2000-man army made of clay, dating back 6000 years, was discovered in Xi'an, the ancient Chinese capital. To my surprise, none of the Earth Soldiers were alike.
1979 – The murder suspects of Abdi İpekçi murder, Mehmet Ali Ağca and Yavuz Çaylan were caught.
1980 – Hundreds of soldiers and police conducted a “point operation” in Fatsa district of Ordu, a curfew was declared and all houses were searched. 300 people were detained, including the left-wing independent Mayor Fikri Sönmez. The Minister of Interior dismissed President Sönmez.
1982 – Italy wins the FIFA World Cup for the third time, beating West Germany 3-1 at the World Cup held in Spain.
1984 – Re-establishment of private teaching institutions became law.
1991 – The shopkeepers of Nusaybin, Lice and Bismil closed their shutters at the funeral of Vedat Aydın, the People's Labor Party Diyarbakir Provincial President, protesting the opening of fire on the people.
1992 – İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE), the 3rd state university of İzmir, was established.
1992 – The Labor Party was founded instead of the Socialist Party which was dissolved
1994 – The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey postponed the discharge of privates and non-commissioned officers for 4 months, citing PKK actions.
1995 – Bosnian Genocide: The Serbian army under the command of Ratko Mladic begins the Srebrenica Massacre in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Srebrenica Region, in which approximately 8000 Bosniaks were killed.
2010 – Spain won the FIFA World Cup for the first time, beating the Netherlands 1-0 at the World Cup held in the Republic of South Africa.

Births

154 – Bardesanes, Late antiquity Syriac philosopher and gnostic (d. 222)
1274 – Roibert I, King of Scotland (d. 1329)
1561 – Luis de Góngora, Spanish Baroque lyric poet (d. 1627)
1655 – Sarah Solart, one of the first women to be accused during the Salem witch trials (d. 1692)
1657 – Frederick I, King of Prussia (d. 1713)
1754 – Thomas Bowdler, English physician, philanthropist, writer, and publisher (d. 1825)
1767 – John Quincy Adams, American politician and 6th President of the United States (d. 1848)
1770 – Ludwig von Westphalen, Prussian aristocrat (d. 1842)
1818 – William Edward Forster, English politician (d. 1886)
1819 – Susan Bogert Warner, American author (d. 1885)
1832 – Harilaos Trikupis, Greek statesman and seven-time Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1896)
1834 – James Abbott McNeill Whistler, US-born Great British painter (d. 1903)
1836 – Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian romantic literature's most famous western classical composer (d. 1896)
1888 - Carl Schmitt, German constitutional lawyer (d. 1985)
1892 – Thomas Mitchell, American actor and writer (d. 1962)
1899 – EB White, American author (d. 1985)
1903 – Rudolf Abel, Soviet intelligence officer (d. 1971)
1911 – Erna Flegel, II. German nurse during World War II (d. 2006)
1913 – Cordwainer Smith, American author (d. 1966)
1916 – Alexander Prokhorov, Soviet physicist (d. 2002)
1916 – Gough Whitlam, Australian politician and lawyer (d. 2014)
1918 – Venetia Burney suggested the name Pluto (d. 2009)
1920 – Yul Brynner, American actor and Oscar winner (d. 1985)
1920 – Zecharia Sitchin, Azeri-American journalist and author (d. 2010)
1927 – Theodore Maiman, American physicist (d. 2007)
1929 – David Kelly, Irish actor (d. 2012)
1930 – Harold Bloom, American critic (d. 2019)
1931 – Tab Hunter, American actor, singer, and author (d. 2018)
1931 – Dave Toschi, American detective (d. 2018)
1932 - Hans van Manen, Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer
1934 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer
1941 – Anne-Marie Nielsen, Danish handball player and handball coach
1943 - Howard Gardner, American psychologist
1943 – Tomasz Stańko, Polish trumpeter and composer (d. 2018)
1945 – İbrahim Ömer Madra, Turkish writer and radio host
1950 – Bonnie Pointer, American singer (d. 2020)
1951 – Walter Meeuws, Belgian manager and former football player
1952 Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1952 – Stephen Lang, American actor and voice actor
1953 – Leon Spinks, American professional boxer (d. 2021)
1955 – Yuriy Sedıh, former USSR hammer thrower of Ukrainian origin
1956 - Sela Ward is an American actress.
1957 – Peter Murphy, English rock singer
1958 - Hugo Sanchez, Mexican former football player and manager
1959 – Tevfik Lav, Turkish coach (d. 2004)
1959 – Richie Sambora, American songwriter and guitarist for Bon Jovi
1959 – Suzanne Vega, American musician
1960 – Meral Onat, Turkish cartoonist
1963 – Lisa Rinna is an American television host and actress.
1964 – Menderes Türel, Turkish politician
1965 – Ernesto Hoost, Surinamese-Dutch K-1 World Grand Prix Kickboxing champion
1966 – Kentaro Miura, Japan manga author (d. 2021)
1967 – Jhumpa Lahiri, Indian-American novelist and short story writer
1968 – Erdinç Sözer, Turkish coach and former football player
1971 - Leisha Hailey, American actress
1972 – Michael Rosenbaum, American actor
1974 – Lil Kim, American rapper and actor
1974 – Andre Ooijer, Dutch national football player
1975 - Rubén Baraja, Spanish former football player
1976 - Lil' Kim is an American rapper and actress.
1978 – Ahu Yağtu, Turkish actress and model
1979 – Ahmed Salah Hosni, Egyptian national football player
1979 – Raio Piiroja, Estonia national football team player
1980 – Tyson Kidd, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 – İsmail Saymaz, Turkish journalist and writer
1983 – Mehmet Al, Turkish football player
1983 – Engin Baytar, Turkish football player
1983 – Peter Cincotti, American singer, songwriter and pianist
1983 – Elrio van Heerden, South African national football player
1984 – Tanith Belbin, American figure skater
1984 – Martin Lanig, German retired football player
1984 – Rachael Taylor, Australian actress
1985 – Orestis Karnezis, Greek football player
1986 – Raúl García, Spanish national football player
1986 – Yoann Gourcuff, French national football player
1986 – Ethem Sarısülük, Turkish welding worker (d. 2013)
1987 – Alma Terzic, Bosnian TV and film actress
1988 – Étienne Capoue, French football player
1989 – David Henrie, American actor
1989 – Tobias Sana is a Swedish football player.
1990 – Caroline Wozniacki, Danish professional tennis player
1992 – Mohammed Elneni, Egyptian national football player
1994 – Nina Nesbitt, Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist
1994
- Nina Nesbitt, Scottish singer
- Caleb Ewan, Australian racing cyclist
- Lucas Ocampos, Argentine national football player
2002 – Amad Diallo, Ivory national professional football player

Deaths

155 – Pius I, Pope (b. ?)
472 – Anthemius, Roman general ascending the throne of the Western Roman Empire (b. 420)
969 – Olga was regent of the Principality of Kiev for her son Sviatoslav (945-960) (b. 890)
1174 – Amalric I, King of Jerusalem 1162–1174 and formerly count of Jaffa and Ashkelon (b. 1136)
1382 – Nicole Oresme, Bishop and philosopher (b. 1323)
1581 – Father Skram, Danish senator and sailor (b. 1503)
1593 – Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter, architect, stage designer, engineer, and art consultant (b. 1527)
1599 – Chosokabe Motochika, a Japanese daimyo during the Sengoku period (b. 1538)
1763 – Peter Forsskål, Swedish explorer, orientalist, and naturalist (b. 1732)
1793 – Jacques Cathelineau, leader of the Vendée revolt during the Revolution (b. 1759)
1844 – Yevgeny Baratsky, Russian poet (b. 1800)
1845 – Johann Wilhelm Meigen, a German entomologist (b. 1764)
1892 – Ravachol, French anarchist (b. 1859)
1905 – Mohammed Abduh, Egyptian-Turkish educator, judge, and reformer (b. 1849)
1906 – Heinrich Gelzer, German classical philologist, historian of antiquity, and Byzantium (b. 1847)
1937 – George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)
1939 – Stilian Kovachev, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1860)
1941 – Arthur Evans, British archaeologist (b. 1851)
1957 – III. Aga Khan, imam of the Nizari Ismaili sect of Shiism (b. 1877)
1963 – Tevfik Sağlam, Turkish scientist and military physician (Co-Rector of Istanbul University and President of Tuberculosis Association) (b. 1882)
1973 – Walter Krüger, officer of the Kingdom of Saxony and general of Nazi Germany (b. 1892)
1974 – Par Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist and 1951 Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
1978 – Bedrettin Cömert, Turkish critic and translator (b. 1940)
1989 – Laurence Olivier, English actor (b. 1907)
2005 – Kenan Onuk, Turkish sports writer and NTV Sports Broadcasts Coordinator (b. 1954)
2008 – Michael DeBakey, American heart surgeon (b. 1908)
2015 – Patricia Crone, Danish-American author, historian, and orientalist (b. 1945)
2015 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman, fourth president and CEO of Nintendo (b. 1959)
2017 – Jean-Claude Fignolé, Haitian writer (b. 1941)
2017 – Fikret Hakan, Turkish actor (b. 1934)
2017 – Éva Schubert, Hungarian actress (b. 1931)
2018 – Ji Chunhua, Chinese action-fighting film actor, martial artist, and choreographer (b. 1961)
2018 – Doğan Hakyemez, Turkish basketball player and basketball manager (d. 1950)
2018 – Mai Tai Sing, Chinese-American actress, dancer, and businessperson (b. 1923)
2019 – Brendan Grace, Irish actor, comedian, and singer (b. 1951)
2020 – Jyotsna Bhatt, Indian ceramics and pottery artist (b. 1940)
2020 – Gabriella Tucci, Italian opera singer (b. 1929)
2021 – Dave Dunmore, English former professional football player (b. 1934)
2021 – Charlie Gallagher, Scottish-Irish national football player (b. 1940)
2021 – Charlie Robinson, American black actor and director (b. 1945)
2021 – Renée Simonot, French actress and dubbing artist (b. 1911)
2022 – José Guirao, Spanish politician, museologist and art expert (b. 1959)
2022 – Erik Hornung, German Egyptologist (b. 1933)

Holidays and special occasions

World Population Day