July 11
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| *[[1834]] - [[James McNeill Whistler]], American artist (d. [[1903]]) | *[[1834]] - [[James McNeill Whistler]], American artist (d. [[1903]]) | ||
| *[[1846]] - [[Léon Bloy]], French writer (d. [[1917]]) | *[[1846]] - [[Léon Bloy]], French writer (d. [[1917]]) | ||
| - | *[[1857]] - [[Alfred Binet]], French psychologist (d. [[1911]]) | ||
| *[[1930]] - [[Harold Bloom]], American literary critic | *[[1930]] - [[Harold Bloom]], American literary critic | ||
| *[[1934]] - [[Giorgio Armani]], Italian fashion designer | *[[1934]] - [[Giorgio Armani]], Italian fashion designer | ||
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- 1302 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) - a coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's huge knightly army.
- 1740 - Pogrom: Jews are expelled from Little Russia.
- 1776 - Captain James Cook begins third voyage.
- 1789 - Jacques Necker dismissed as Finance Minister for France sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
- 1796 - The U.S. takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
- 1859 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published.
- 1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.
- 1967 - Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev and Richard Cornwell are arrested for illegal drug possion in Haight-Ashbury, but released quickly without being charged.
- 1995 - Srebrenica Genocide: Serb army from Yugoslavia and Bosnia, capture the Bosniak town of Srebrenica. More than eight thousands inhabitants are murdered. It is generally regarded to be the most horrific event in recent European history.
Births
- 1754 - Thomas Bowdler, English physician and censor (d. 1825)
- 1834 - James McNeill Whistler, American artist (d. 1903)
- 1846 - Léon Bloy, French writer (d. 1917)
- 1930 - Harold Bloom, American literary critic
- 1934 - Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer
- 1953 - Peter Brown, American singer, songwriter and producer
- 1968 - Michael Geist, Canadian academic
- 1975 - Lil' Kim, American rapper
Deaths
- 1593 - Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian painter (b. 1527)
- 1978 - Harold Rosenberg, American art critic (b. 1906)
- 2001 - Herman Brood, Dutch singer and artist (suicide) (b. 1946)
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