Births on July 11

Julia King

Born on July 11, 1954

Julia King, English engineer and academic

Julia Elizabeth King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge (born 11 July 1954) is a British engineer and crossbench member of the House of Lords, present Chair of the Carbon Trust and the Henry Royce Institute, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University from 2006 to 2016.

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Events on 1954

13 Feb

NCAA Division I
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
28 Feb

NTSC
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
1 Apr

United States Air Force Academy
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
25 Apr

Bell Labs
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
18 Jun

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

Births on July 11

Julia King

Born on July 11, 1954

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Events on 1954

NCAA Division I

NTSC

United States Air Force Academy

Bell Labs

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état