International observance days, weeks, and months for July 11, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
July 11, 2027 celebrates World Population Day, plus 1 more. World Population Day is July 11 on the National Day Calendar and focuses on balancing a healthy human race and planet.
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July 11 brings attention to World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day (W-BAD) to raise awareness about the dependence on prescription benzodiazepines (Benzo). In fact, National Day Calendar is using World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day to learn about the drug’s adverse effects and withdrawal problems caused by benzodiazepines.
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American Revolutionary War spy and wife of Benedict Arnold.
The 6th President of the U.S. who served between 1825 to 1829.
Only known record of Siamese twins who were born into slavery. They were sold to P.T. Barnum for $1,000.
Inventor of steam boilers for early automobiles. The invention solved the explosion risks and unreliability of traditional fire-tube boilers.
The first female astronomer who was hired by the U.S. Naval Observatory
Events that occurred on July 11 throughout history
The U.S. takes possession of Fort Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. The treaty granted the U.S. possession of all northwestern posts.
The U.S. Marine Corps is re-established. The Corps was disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
A duel occurs between Vice President Aaron Burr mortally and Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. Vice President Burr fatally wounds former Alexander Hamilton, who died the next day at a friends home.
Charlotte Cooper becomes the first female Olympic tennis champion and the first individual female Olympic champion in any sport.
A 19 year old Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Boston Red Socks.
The U.S. Navy launches its first standard-type battleship. The the USS Nevada (BB-36) was armed with triple gun turrets, oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, and the "all or nothing" armor scheme.
Congress passed the Federal Aid Road Act. The Act was the first major federal highway funding in the U.S., providing federal subsidies to states to construct and improve rural roads.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces that he will run for a fourth term citing the ongoing demands of WWII. He beat Thomas Dewey in the November 1944 election, becoming the first and only U.S. President to serve more than two terms.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published in the U.S. The novel has sold over 40 million copies.
Martin Luther King Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter. The award was accepted by his widow Coretta Scott King.