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It happened today – this day in history – July 11
138: Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as emperor of Rome. 1274: Birth of Robert the Bruce in Scotland. 1346: Charles IV of Luxembourg becomes Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1533: Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII. 1576: Martin Frobisher sights …