A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
July 11: Day of the Week
July 11, 2024 was the 193rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 173 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 11 Historical Event(s)
1302
Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) – a coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France’s royal army.
1750
Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire.
1893
The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.
1906
The Gillette-Brown murder inspires Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy.
1921
Former U.S. President William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person to ever be both President and Chief Justice.
1922
The Hollywood Bowl opens.
1940
World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France.
1978
Los Alfaques Disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
1990
Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins.
2011
Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846.
Who were born on July 11?
1751
Caroline Matilda of Wales, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (d. 1775)
1832
Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician (d. 1896)
1888
Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and political theorist (d. 1985)
1926
Frederick Buechner, American author
1931
Tullio Regge, Italian physicist
1949
Tom Emanski, American baseball instructionalist
1965
Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
1967
Jeff Corwin, American naturalist and TV personality
1983
Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
1985
Robert Adamson, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OXUPEXOS? Check your answers here: Word scramble OXUPEXOS. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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