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- 1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail to the Spice Islands on his first major expedition, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors
- 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII
- 1818 English poet John Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born", "Lines Written in the Highlands", and "Gadfly"
Jul 11 in Film & TV
- 1967 "The Newlywed Game" premieres in the US on ABC TV
- 2013 "Orange Is the New Black" premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling, first series to be nominated for comedy and drama Emmy awards
Jul 11 in Music
- 1969 David Bowie releases the single "Space Oddity" 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Jul 11 in Sport
- 1900 Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport
Fun Fact About July 11
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from Altiplano maximum-security prison west of Mexico City via a specially constructed 1.5 km tunnel from his cell to a nearby house
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