Jul. 11- 426 Palestinians killed by Zionists in al-Ludd city

1882 – The English fleet bombards Alexandria and destroys its castles. Ahmed Orabi was forced to withdraw his troops to the Kafr Al-Dawar and re-organize his army.

1948 – 426 Palestinians killed by Zionists in Ludd city when it was occupied along with al-Ramla city.

1979 – American spaceship Skylab returns to the Earth.

2010 – The Spanish football team wins the World Cup for the first time.

Born today:

1274 – King Robert I of Scotland.

Passes away:

1974 – Par Lagerkvist a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.

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