What happened in history on this day: July 11?
On July 11 in ...
- 1962 - First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I).
- 1974 - CBS premieres the Mac Davis Show TV series.
- 1995 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of the Disney series Pride & Joy.
- 2007 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to theaters.
Births on July 11
- 1892 - Birth of Thomas Mitchell in New Jersey, USA; academy award winning actor (Outlaw, Adventures).
- 1915 - Birth of Yul Brynner on Sakhalin Island, Japan; actor (The King and I).
- 1920 - Birth of Yul Brynner; actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments) (dies 1985).
- 1922 - Birth of Gene Evans in Hollbrook, Arizona, USA; actor (My Friend Flicka, Matt Helm, Alamo).
- 1931 - Birth of Tab Hunter; actor (Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry).
- 1943 - Birth of Susan Seaforth Hayes in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless).
- 1944 - Birth of Bill Boggs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV host/producer (Midday, Morton Downey Junior Show).
- 1946 - Birth of Beverly Todd in Ohio, USA; actress (Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show).
- 1956 - Birth of Sela Ward; actor (Hilary - Emerald Point NAS).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Lester in Oxford, England; actor (Oliver, Prince and Pauper).
- 1977 - Birth of Brandy Gold in Northridge, California; actress (Annie - Baby Makes Five).
Deaths on July 11
- 1965 - Ray Collins, actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at age 75.
- 1971 - Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at age 64.
- 1973 - Isabel Randolph, actress (Mrs Nester - Our Miss Brooks), dies at age 83.
- 1980 - Peggy Knudson, actress (April - So This is Hollywood), dies at age 57.
- 2006 - Death of Barnard Hughes at age 90; actor (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Cavanaughs, Mr. Merlin, Doc, Grandpa Buzz - Blossom).
- 2022 - Death of Monty Norman at age 94; composer (James Bond theme).
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