July 11: Zheng He Sets Sail, Srebrenica and Robert the Bruce's Spider Omen

On This Day in History July 11, 2020 Historical Events 1405  Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time 1533  Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII 1818  English poet John Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born", "Lines Written in the Highlands", and "Gadfly" 1877  Kate Edger becomes New Zealand's first woman graduate and first woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts 1944  Franklin Roosevelt announces that he will run for a fourth term as President of the United States 1995  7,000 Bosnian Muslim men are massacred when Bosnian Serbs overrun the UN 'safe haven' of Srebrenica More Historical Events Famous Birthdays E. B. White (1899 - 1985) John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848) Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329) Yul Brynner (1920 - 1985) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Aga Khan III (1877 - 1957) Gary Kildall (1942 - 1994) More Famous Deaths July 11: Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand