Born on July 11
3 figures in our catalog were born on July 11, from the earliest to the most recent.
Julius Caesar
99 av. J.-C. — 43 av. J.-C.
Roman general and statesman (100–44 BC), Julius Caesar conquered Gaul between 58 and 50 BC and established his political dominance in Rome. His assassination in 44 BC hastened the fall of the Roman Republic.
Frederick II of Denmark
King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588, Frederick II waged the Northern Seven Years' War against Sweden and was an enlightened patron of the arts, most notably supporting the astronomer Tycho Brahe. He commissioned the construction of Kronborg Castle in Elsinore.
Jafar Panahi
1960 — ?
Jafar Panahi is an Iranian filmmaker born in 1960, a major figure in contemporary auteur cinema. A multiple award winner at the great film festivals, he was banned by the regime from making films and from leaving Iran, becoming a symbol of creative freedom.
Only figures whose birth day is known for certain appear here. Dates are given as the sources record them.