On 11th July 1274,
Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland Was Born at Noyon, France.
On 11th July 1302,
In the Battle of the Golden Spurs, an untrained Flemish infantry militia defeated a professional force of French and patrician Flemish cavalry, thus halting the growth of French control over Belgium.
On 11th July 1767,
John Quincy Adams, President of United States was born
On 11th July 1804,
Outraged over disparaging remarks that Alexander Hamilton had allegedly made at a dinner party, Aaron Burr challenged his longtime rival to a duel, and he fatally shot Hamilton in Weehawken, New Jersey.
On 11th July 1903,
Rudolf Abel, Soviet spy was born
On 11th July 1920,
Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor was born
On 11th July 1934,
Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer was born
On 11th July 1953,
Leon Spinks, who, like his brother Michael, won a world boxing title—the first set of brothers to do so—was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
On 11th July 1967,
Jhumpa Lahiri, American author was born
