Page 7: Historical Events In July - 11

1960  On July - 11 ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey all become independent   

1960  28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC on this day in history.   

1961  On July - 11 30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF   

1962  On July - 11 cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days   

1962  Fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba) on July - 11.   

1962  On July - 11 the first transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1962  On this day in history 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1964  Maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1965  Ray Collins actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75 on July - 11.   

1965  On July - 11 ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75   

1966  On this day in history delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52   

1967  On July - 11 canadian Pacific inaugurates first major unit train, shipping 3,700 tons of sulfuric acid from Copper Cliff to CIL in Sarnia.   

1967  On this day in history kenny Rogers forms first Edition   

1967  The first major "unit train" movement in Canada is inaugurated by Canadian Pacific - 3,700 tons of sulphuric acid from the Copper Cliff plant of CIL nr. Sudbury to Sarnia, Ontario on July - 11.   

1969  David Bowie releases "Space Oddity" on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"   

1971  On this day in history carleton Young actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64   

1971  Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 on July - 11.   

1973  On this day in history isabel Randolph actress (Mrs Nester-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 83   

1973  Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 on July - 11.   

1974  House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry on July - 11.   

1974  World Football League plays first games on this day in history.   

1975  Army of life-size terracotta soldiers discovered in China on this day in history.   

1975  On July - 11 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2489 Suvorov   

1975  Kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89 on July - 11.   

1976  On July - 11 in the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area   

1977  On July - 11 medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr   

1979  On this day in history debris from the US Skylab space station fall on Australia   

1979  On July - 11 uS Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates   

1980  American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran on July - 11.   

1980  On July - 11 peggy Knudson acttress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57   

1980  Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2 12.18   

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1274  Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29) was born on July - 11.   

1366  Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1558  Robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665) was born on July - 11.   

1628  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on this day in history.   

0155  On this day in history pius I, bishop of Rome (approx 140-155)/saint/martyr, dies   

0472  Death of Anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire on July - 11.   

0937  On this day in history death of king Rudolph II of Burgundy   

0969  Death of Olga of Kiev on July - 11.   

1174  Amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies on July - 11.   

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

1302  Jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies on this day in history.   

1382  On July - 11 nicholas van Oresme, French philosopher/bishop of Lisieux, dies at 62