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Anne of Bohemia Queen of England and wife of Richard II born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1394)
Adolf van Nassau German son of William I and Juliana of Stolberg born in Dillenburg Germany (d. 1568)
Robert Greene English writer (Friar Bacon) born in Norwich England (d. 1592)
Luis de Gngora Spanish poet and writer born in Crdoba Spain (d. 1627)
Kenelm Digby English philosopher and diplomat born in Gayhurst Buckinghamshire England (d. 1665)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni Japanese warlord born in Mito Japan (d. 1701)
Frederick I King of Prussia (1701-13) born in Knigsberg Prussia (d. 1713)
Maximilian II Emanuel Elector of Bavaria and governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1691-1714) born in Munich (d. 1726)
Charles-Antoine Coypel French carpet designer born in Paris (d. 1752)
Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon dAnville French geographer and cartographer born in Paris (d. 1782)
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius Swedish chemist and mineralogist born in Stora Mellsa Nrke (d. 1785)
Jean-Franois Marmontel French historian and writer born in Bort-les-Orgues France (d. 1799)
Albert Casimir Duke of Teschen and Governor of the Austrian Netherlands born in Moritzburg Electorate of Saxony (d. 1822)
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain Queen consort of Denmark and Norway born in Leicester House London England (d. 1775)
Thomas Bowdler British physician and writer (Family Shakespeare) born in Ashley Somerset England (d. 1825)
John Hill Hewitt American songwriter (A Minstrels Return from the War) born in NYC New York (d. 1890)
Eugne Simonis Belgian sculptor born in Lige Belgium (d. 1882)
Joseph Lanman American naval officer (Union Navy) born in Norwich Connecticut (d. 1874)
William Robert Grove Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell born in Swansea Wales (d. 1896)
French-Andries Durlet Belgian sculptor and architect born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1867)
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel Belgian composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1898)
Edward Henry Hobson American merchant banker politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Greensburg Kentucky (d. 1901)
Alexander Afanasyev Russian ethnographer and folklorist born in Boguchar Voronezh Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1871)
Charilaos Trikoupis Greek politician (Prime Minister of Greece for 7 times from 1875-1895) born in Nafplion Greece (d. 1896)
Antnio Carlos Gomes New World composer born in Campinas So Paulo Empire of Brazil (d. 1896)
Paul Lacombe French composer born in Carcassonne France (d. 1927)
John Wanamaker American merchant (Wanamakers Department Store) pioneer in marketing and Postmaster General born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1922)
Danil de Lange Dutch composer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1918)
William Paul Roberts Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Gates County North Carolina (d. 1910)
Peter I Karadjordjevic King of SerbiaYugoslavia (1903-21) born in Belgrade Ottoman Tributary Principality of Serbia (d. 1921)
Lon Bloy French novelist and essayist born in Prigueux France (d. 1917)
Annie Armstrong American missionary leader born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1938)
Millie & Christine McCoy American siamese twins born slaves in Whiteville North Carolina (d.1912)
Jul 11 1244 Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem decimating the citys Christian population and driving out Jews
Jul 11 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk Belgium. Flemish coalition defeat French army
Jul 11 1346 Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire