About July 11

July 11, 2025 is the 192nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 173 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

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Cancer is the sun 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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 221 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On July 11

  • 472 –
    After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in the Old St. Peter’s Basilica and put to death.
  • 1616 –
    Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.
  • 1750 –
    Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire.
  • 1833 –
    Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.
  • 1848 –
    Waterloo railway station in London opens.
  • 1882 –
    The British Mediterranean fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War.
  • 1889 –
    Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
  • 1893 –
    A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua.
  • 1921 –
    A truce is called in the Irish War of Independence; see Irish calendar.
  • 1930 –
    Australian cricketer Don Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England.
  • 1936 –
    The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
  • 1943 –
    World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily – German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
  • 1947 –
    The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
  • 1960 –
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.
  • 1962 –
    First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
  • 1972 –
    The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
  • 1973 –
    Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on-board.
  • 1978 –
    Los Alfaques Disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
  • 1995 –
    A Cubana de Aviación Antonov An-24 crashes into the Caribbean off southeast Cuba killing 44 people.
  • 2011 –
    Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846.

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