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July 11: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide in Poland (1943)

Leicester balloon riot, 1864

1405 – An expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign regions of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, marking the start of Ming China's treasure voyages.
1846 – British soldier Frederick John White died after a flogging, leading to a campaign to end the practice in the British Army.
1864 – A riot broke out in Leicester, England, at the failed launching of a hot air balloon (pictured).
1928 – Ukrainian archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.
1936 – New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.

Nicole Oresme (d. 1382)
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The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election and Keir Starmer becomes prime minister.
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