What Happened on July 11, 2023

Historical Events

  • 93rd MLB All Star Game, T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington: NL beats AL, 3-2 to earn first win since 2012; MVP: Elías Díaz (Colorado Rockies catcher)
  • Heavy rains on northern Indian result in 20 deaths with Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states experiencing landslides and flash floods closing over 700 roads [1]
  • Scientists pick Crawford Lake, Ontario, as reference place beginning a new interval of geologic time, the human-caused Anthropocene Epoch, starting 1950s and ending the Holocene - proposal later rejected [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Milan Kundera, Czech-French poet and novelist (The Joke: The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Immortality), dies at 94 [1]
  • Peter Walters, British businessman (British Petroleum, 1954-90; CEO of Midland Bank, 1991-94; Chairman of SmithKline Beecham, 1994-2000), dies at 92
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights

About July 11, 2023

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 9 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo
  • UK #1 Song: Sprinter - Central Cee and Dave