Famous people born on July 11 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 11, you share it with John Quincy Adams, E. B. White, Giorgio Armani — and you were born under Cancer, the sign of the caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
Birthday basics for July 11
Cancer ♋
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
192nd
Day of the year
July 11 is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years), with 173 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 11
John Quincy Adams — Sixth president of the United States (born 1767).
E. B. White — American author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little (born 1899).
Giorgio Armani — Italian fashion designer who founded the Armani label (born 1934).
Also sharing the day:
Yul Brynner (b. 1920) — Russian-born actor who won an Oscar as the king in The King and I.
Sela Ward (b. 1956) — American actress and two-time Emmy winner known for Sisters and Once and Again.
Alessia Cara (b. 1996) — Canadian singer-songwriter behind "Scars to Your Beautiful" and a Grammy for Best New Artist.
July 11 in history
1914 — Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut.
1960 — Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird was first published.
1979 — Skylab, America's first space station, re-entered Earth's atmosphere after six years in orbit.
1804 — Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in their famous duel at Weehawken, New Jersey.
1893 — Kokichi Mikimoto of Japan succeeded in creating the world's first cultured pearl.
1987 — The world's population symbolically passed five billion, marked by the UN as the "Day of Five Billion".
July 11 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 11?
Anyone born on July 11 is a Cancer — caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
What is the birthstone for July 11?
The birthstone for a July 11 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 11?
John Quincy Adams is among the best known — Sixth president of the United States (born 1767).
What happened on July 11?
In 1914, Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut.
What day of the year is July 11?
July 11 is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years), with 173 days still to come.
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