About the day » Monday July 11, 1955Calender converter

• Marie-Louise van der Aa, Tilburg († 1974)
• Kathy Framness, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa († 2016)
• Rintje de Vries, Sneek († 1956)
• Bob Bergkamp, Den Helder, Nederland
• Maria Back, São Martinho, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1955)
• Jean-Rene Schierbeek († 1974)
• Jacobus van Os, Baarn, Utrecht, the Netherlands († 1989)
• Georgia Virginia van Munster, 's-Gravenhage, Nederland († 1955)
• Engeline Hengeveld, Wateringen, Nederland († 2020)
• Jean Rene Schierbeek, -, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1974)

• Bernhard Schaap (41), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Albertus ter Burg (59), Ede,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anthonia Christina Rusink (79), Zwolle
• Berendina Bosveld (43), Rheden
• Aafje Hopman (80), Velsen
• Cato Sloots (71), Eindhoven (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Annegien de Vries (55), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Anneke Slikboer (73), Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelis van Loenhout (54), Halsteren
• Anneke Slikboer (73), Oss

• 1953 » Angélica Aragón, Mexican film, television, and stage actress and singer
• 1953 » Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Mexican actress, director, and producer
• 1953 » Peter Brown, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1953 » Piyasvasti Amranand, Thai businessman and politician, Thai Minister of Energy
• 1953 » Suresh Prabhu, Indian accountant and politician, Indian Minister of Railways
• 1954 » Julia King, English engineer and academic
• 1955 » Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health († 2010)
• 1956 » Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic
• 1956 » Robin Renucci, French actor and director
• 1956 » Sela Ward, American actress

• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
• 1971 » Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
• 1974 » Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1976 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet and educator (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. John
10. Petrus
11. Gerrit
12. Dirk
13. David
14. Adrianus
15. Johan
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Yvonne
11. Petronella
12. Margaretha
13. Marianne
14. Gerda
15. Marie
16. Helena

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
• February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
• May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
• May 18 » Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
• June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
• July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
• November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.

The temperature on July 11, 1955 was between 16.2 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 21.2 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.