Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/July 11
Births[edit]
- 1274 - Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (d. 1329)
- 1767 - John Quincy Adams, (pictured) President of the United States (d. 1848)
- 1916 - Gough Whitlam, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014)
- 1930 - Harold Bloom, American literary critic (d. 2019)
- 1958 - Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
- 1968 - David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
- 1972 - Michael Rosenbaum, American actor
- 1975 - Lil' Kim, American rapper
- 1983 - Marie Serneholt, Swedish musician (A*Teens)
Deaths[edit]
- 1920 - Empress Eugénie de Montijo of France (b. 1826)
- 1937 - George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)
- 1971 - John W. Campbell, American writer and editor (b. 1910)
- 1989 - Sir Laurence Olivier, English actor (b. 1907)