Today in History - 11th of July

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What Happened On This Day – 11th of July

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa

  The Netherlands and Spain fought out for the prestigious football trophy. Spain won the match 1-0 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

• 2006 Mumbai train bombings

  Over 200 people were killed and about 700 people were injured in a series of bombings on Mumbai city trains.

• 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird is first published as Atticus

  Harper Lee's classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning book is about racial inequality during the Great Depression.

• 1914 Major League Baseball debut of Babe Ruth

  George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr., one of the world's most well-known professional baseball player started his major league baseball career with the Boston Red Sox.

• 1804 A duel between two leading American politicians claims the life of one

  United States Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended a life-long feud with a duel. Hamilton was fatally wounded and died the next day.

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Births On This Day – 11th of July

• 1986 Yoann Gourcuff

  French footballer

• 1975 Lil' Kim

  American rapper, actress

• 1916 Gough Whitlam

  Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia

• 1767 John Quincy Adams

  American politician, 6th President of the United States

• 1274 Robert the Bruce

  Scottish king

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