Deaths on July 11

Jan Sloot

Died on July 11, 1999

Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (b. 1945)

The Sloot Digital Coding System was a data sharing technique which could allegedly store a complete digital movie file in 8 kilobytes of data—orders of magnitude greater compression than the best currently available technology as of the 2020s. It was claimed to have been developed in 1995 by Romke Jan Bernhard Sloot (27 August 1945, Groningen – 11 July 1999, Nieuwegein), a Dutch electronics engineer. Sloot died suddenly of a heart attack on July 11, 1999, just days before the conclusion of a contract to sell the invention. The full source code was never recovered, and the technique and claim has since never been reproduced or verified.

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21 Jan

United States Coast Guard
War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
12 Mar

Czech Republic
Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
8 Apr

Indian National Congress
Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
29 May

International Space Station
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
27 Nov

Helen Clark
The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.

Deaths on July 11

Jan Sloot

Died on July 11, 1999

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