At A Glance

11 July 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
11 July 2019 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 July 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 July 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 11 July

  • 1990 Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
  • 2007 The Siege of Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, ends after the Pakistan Army storms the mosque which had been occupied by Islamist militants.
  • 2010 In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
  • 2015 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
  • 2021 Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.

Famous people born on July 11

  • Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (1920–1985)
  • Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host (born 1963)
  • John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (1767–1848)
  • Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1274–1329)

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Events of 2019 in the United States

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  • March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
  • March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
  • April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.

Life in the US in 2019

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.60

Loaf of Bread

$2.30

Average House

$363,300

Weekly Wage

$932

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