EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 11
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Day 191 of 2026 | Week 28 | 168 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carries out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July.
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
British actress (Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly
American singer/songwriter (David + David - "Welcome To The Boomtown": "Swallowed By The Cracks")
American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Luka"; "Tom's Diner")
Mexican soccer forward (58 caps; Real Madrid 207 games 164 goals
British actor (Oliver!
British drummer (Fairground Attraction - "Perfect")
American ballerina and principal dancer with the Dance Theater of Harlem (1975-94)
Jamaican Grammy award-winning reggae singer (Black Uhuru
English singer and musician (Bauhaus)
American actor (Hampton in "Guiding Light")
American actress (Sisters)
Canadian pop guitarist (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat")
British conductor (Vancouver Symphony
American funk and disco singer ("Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me")
Canadian NHL left wing
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