On this day: July 11

July 11: Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium; Naadam begins in Mongolia

• 1405 – Marking the start of Ming China's treasure voyages, Admiral Zheng He's expeditionary fleet (pictured) set sail towards foreign regions on the South China Sea and Indian Ocean.
• 1804 – U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
• 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: British naval forces began their bombardment of Alexandria against Urabi forces.
• 1940 – French World War I hero Philippe Pétain became Chief of State of Vichy France.
• 1995 – Bosnian Genocide: Bosnian Serb forces began the Srebrenica massacre in the region of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, eventually killing an estimated total of 8,000 Bosniaks.

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