On This Day in History — July 11

• 2011 — Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion: Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
• 2010 — July 2010 Kampala attacks: At least 74 people are killed in twin suicide bombings at two locations in Kampala, Uganda
• 2006 — Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
• 1995 — Srebrenica massacre begins; lasts until 22 July.
• 1994 — PTV is introduced as a kids programming block for PBS to broadcast educational programming to underprivileged children.
• 1991 — Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.

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Notable Births on July 11

• 1996 — Alessia Cara, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1995 — Tyler Medeiros, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1994 — Bartłomiej Kalinkowski, Polish footballer
• 1994 — Anthony Milford, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Nina Nesbitt, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1994 — Lucas Ocampos, Argentinian footballer

Notable Deaths on July 11

• 2015 — Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (b. 1928)
• 2015 — James U. Cross, American general (b. 1925)
• 2015 — Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (b. 1959)
• 2015 — Lawrence K. Karlton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1935)
• 2015 — André Leysen, Belgian businessman (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (b. 1937)

Public Holidays on July 12

• 🌍 Orangemen's Day (Canada)

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On This Day in History — July 12

• 2013 — Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
• 2012 — The Turaymisah massacre kills 250 people during a Syrian military operation in a village within the Hama Governorate.
• 2012 — A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
• 2007 — U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
• 2006 — Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
• 2006 — Lebanon-Israel war begins.

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Notable Births on July 12

• 1997 — Daniel Lawrence, English cricketer
• 1997 — Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1996 — Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
• 1996 — Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
• 1995 — Luke Shaw, English footballer
• 1995 — Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast

Notable Deaths on July 12

• 2016 — Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)
• 2015 — Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
• 2015 — D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
• 2014 — Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)