Today in History for 11th July 2026

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Historical Events

1740 - Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne
1982 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Portland GC: Miller Barber wins by four strokes from Dan Sykes and Gene Littler, his first of three Senior Open titles
1984 - Lucas Mangope re-elected president of Bophuthatswana
2001 - Iraq resumes oil exports, ending a 5-week halt in protest of a US and British-sponsored UN Security Council resolution
2022 - New study suggests dogs can "see" with their noses, the first documentation of a direct connection between the olfactory bulb and occipital lobe in any species

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Famous Birthdays

1836 - Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian opera composer, first from outside of Europe with successful career in Italy, born in Campinas, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil (d. 1896)
1915 - George Ivan Smith, Australian radio correspondent, UN diplomat and spokesman, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
1925 - Charles Chaynes, French composer (Et l'homme se vit les portes rouvrir; Ode for a Tragic Death), and radio broadcaster, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2016)
1960 - David Baerwald, American singer/songwriter (David + David - "Welcome To The Boomtown": "Swallowed By The Cracks"), born in Oxford, Ohio
1974 - Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland

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Famous Deaths

1962 - Owen D. Young, American industrialist (RCA) and diplomat (Young Plan), dies at 87
1983 - Ross Macdonald [Kenneth Millar], American-Canadian detective novelist (Goodbye Look), dies at 67
1993 - Denis Tomlinson, South African cricket leg-spinner, dies
2007 - Rod Lauren, American rocker ("If I Had a Girl"), commits suicide at 66
2014 - Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), dies of bile duct cancer at 65

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