Page 7: Historical Events In July - 11

1960  Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence on this day in history.   

1960  Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey all become independent on July - 11.   

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

1961  30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days   

1962  On this day in history fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba)   

1962  On this day in history the first transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1962  On July - 11 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)   

1964  On this day in history maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64   

1965  On this day in history ray Collins actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75   

1965  On this day in history ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75   

1966  Delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 on July - 11.   

1967  Canadian Pacific inaugurates first major unit train, shipping 3,700 tons of sulfuric acid from Copper Cliff to CIL in Sarnia on this day in history.   

1967  Kenny Rogers forms first Edition on July - 11.   

1967  On this day in history 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.   

1969  David Bowie releases "Space Oddity" on July - 11.   

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

1971  On July - 11 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  Isabel Randolph actress (Mrs Nester-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 83 on July - 11.   

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

1974  House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry on this day in history.   

1974  World Football League plays first games on July - 11.   

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

1975  On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2489 Suvorov   

1975  On July - 11 kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89   

1976  On this day in history 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  Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 11 debris from the US Skylab space station fall on Australia   

1979  US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates on July - 11.   

1980  American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran on this day in history.   

1980  Peggy Knudson acttress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1981  Sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2 12.18 on July - 11.   

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1274  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29)   

1366  On July - 11 birth of anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394)   

1540  On July - 11 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

1558  Robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon) was born on July - 11.   

1561  Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on July - 11.   

1603  Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701) was born on July - 11.   

1657  Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13) was born on July - 11.   

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

0472  Death of Anthemius, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire on this day in history.   

0937  On July - 11 death of king Rudolph II of Burgundy   

0969  On July - 11 death of olga of Kiev   

1174  On this day in history amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies   

1183  On July - 11 death of otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria   

1302  On this day in history jacques de Châtillon, count of Saint-Pol/gov of Flaanders, dies   

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