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Initially a Federalist like his father, Adams spent his presidency as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and later, in the mid-1830s, became affiliated with the Whig Party.
Famous Birthdays on July 11
1767 — John Quincy Adams
American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (died 1848)
July 11 has 203 recorded notable births across history, from 154 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on July 11
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- 1977 Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Source
- 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States. Source
- 1940 World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State. Source
- 1914 The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship. Source
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Sela Ward's breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–96), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, Hunter was a Hollywood heartthrob, acting in numerous roles and appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines.
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Holland is a Saturn Award recipient for Best Writing for Fright Night, which also won the Avoriaz Dario Argento Award and the Fantasporto Critics' Award.
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Rod Strickland had a long career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing from 1988 to 2005.
More major people born on July 11
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1956
Sela Ward
American actress
Sela Ann Ward is an American actress. Her breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–96), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama…
1931
Tab Hunter
American actor and singer (died 2018)
Tab Hunter was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films.
1943
Tom Holland
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Thomas Lee Holland is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and former actor.
1966
Rod Strickland
American basketball player and coach
Rodney Strickland is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the head coach at Long Island University.
1978
Kathleen Edwards
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kathleen Margaret Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates".
1963
Al MacInnis
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Allan MacInnis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for 23 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames (1981–1994) and St. Louis Blues (1994–2004).
1927
Theodore Maiman
American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007)
Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other types of lasers.
1754
Thomas Bowdler
English physician and philanthropist (died 1825)
Thomas Bowdler was an English physician known for publishing The Family Shakespeare, an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's plays edited by his sister Henrietta Maria Bowdler, and for publishing other editions…
1953
Piyasvasti Amranand
Thai businessman and politician, Thai Minister of Energy
Piyasvasti Amranand, born 11 July 1953) is a former Thailand's Energy Minister between 9 October 2006 and 6 February 2008.
1916
Mortimer Caplin
American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (died 2019)
Mortimer Maxwell Caplin was an American lawyer and educator, and the founding member of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered. He served under President John F.
1925
Nicolai Gedda
Swedish operatic tenor (died 2017)
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor.
1965
Ernesto Hoost
Dutch kick-boxer and sportscaster
Ernesto Frits Hoost is a Dutch retired professional kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time.
1915
Leonard Goodwin
British protozoologist (died 2008)
Leonard George Goodwin CMG FRS was a British protozoologist noted for his work on testing the effectiveness of chemical compounds in treating tropical diseases.
1934
Giorgio Armani
Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company (died 2025)
Giorgio Armani was an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house.
1963
Lisa Rinna
American actress and talk show host
Lisa Rinna is an American actress, television personality, author, and model. She portrayed Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives and Taylor McBride on Fox's television drama Melrose Place.
1970
Justin Chambers
American actor
Justin Willman Chambers is an American actor and former model best known for his role as Dr. Alex Karev in Grey's Anatomy (2005–2020).
1866
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (died 1953)
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, later Princess Henry of Prussia, was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
1993
Ryan Strome
Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan Edward Gaston Strome is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1958
Hugo Sánchez
Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
Hugo Sánchez Márquez is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.