Daily Calendar for July 11th, 2017

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Every Year

• World Population Day

1270s

• Born 1274: Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland

1760s

• Born 1767: John Quincy Adams (6th U.S. president)

1790s

• 1798: The U.S. Marine Corps was reestablished

• 1798: U.S. Marine Band established

1800s

• 1804: U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel

1830s

• Born 1838: John Wanamaker (merchant)

1840s

• 1848: The Waterloo railway station in London opened

1850s

• 1859: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was published

1860s

• Born 1861: George William Norris (politician)

• 1864: Confederate General Jubal Early's army reached Frederick, Maryland

1890s

• 1896: Wilfrid Laurier became prime minister of Canada

• Born 1899: E.B. White (author)

1920s

• Born 1924: Brett Somers (comedienne & actress)

1930s

• Born 1931: Tab Hunter (actor)

• Born 1934: Giorgio Armani (fashion designer)

• Died 1937: George Gershwin (composer)

1950s

• Born 1953: Leon Spinks (boxer)

• Born 1956: Sela Ward (actress)

1960s

• 1962: Fred Baldasare used scuba gear to become the first person to swim the English Channel underwater

• Born 1963: Lisa Rinna (actress)

1970s

• Born 1972: Michael Rosenbaum (actor)

• 1976: Last slide rule manufactured in the United States.

• 1979: U.S. space station Skylab, in orbit since 1973, returned to Earth and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean

1980s

• 1985: Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 4,000 batters

• 1987: According to the United Nations, the world population crossed the 5,000,000,000 mark

• Died 1989: Sir Laurence Olivier (actor)

1990s

• 1995: 35-pound chum salmon caught in Edye Pass, British Columbia

2000s

• Died 2007: Lady Bird Johnson (U.S. First Lady)