Historical Events - July 11.
1801: The French astronomer John Louis Pons discovered the comet, Pons.
1893: The first cultured pearl was obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.
1950: Pakistan became a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
1987: The world population has crossed the five billion mark. The United Nations had decided to celebrate July 11 as Population Day.
1994: Inspector General of Police Kiran Bedi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
2006: Mumbai train bombings: 209 people were killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
Famous Birthdays – July 11
1857: Chettur Sankaran Nair, an Indian politician, and author.
1889: Narayan Hari Apte, an Indian-Marathi novelist.
1902: Baldev Singh, an Indian Sikh political leader.
1921: Shankarrao Kharat, an Indian-Marathi writer.
1927: Theodore Maiman, an American engineer and physicist.
1956: Amitav Ghosh, an Indian writer.
1967: Jhumpa Lahiri, an American-Indian author.
Death Anniversaries - July 11
1957: Aga Khan III, one of the founders and the first permanent president of the All-India Muslim League.
2001: Qateel Shifai, a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist.
2003: Bhisham Sahni was an Indian writer, and playwright.
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