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Historical events & facts — July 11
What happened on July 11?
On July 11, 1960, just eleven days after the independence of the Belgian Congo, the rich province of Katanga proclaimed its secession under the leadership of Moïse Tshombe, with the covert backing of Belgium and the major mining companies. The Congo Crisis triggered a civil war in which UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash in 1961.
On July 11, 1987, the world's population reached 5 billion people, according to UN estimates, which declared that day World Population Day to raise awareness about the challenges of demographic growth. In 1999 it reached 6 billion and in 2022, 8 billion. The UN estimates world population will peak at around 10.4 billion around 2086.
On July 11, 1979, NASA's Skylab space station, out of control since 1978, re-entered Earth's atmosphere and partially disintegrated, scattering debris over the Indian Ocean and western Australia. Although there were no casualties, the fall caused worldwide alarm and was followed minute by minute by millions of people. Skylab had orbited Earth since 1973.
Notable birthdays — July 11
Famous people born on July 11
E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks White was an American writer, essayist, and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
Roy Krenkel
Roy Gerald Krenkel, who often signed his work RGK, was an American illustrator who specialized in fantasy and historical drawings and paintings for books, magazines and comic books.
Nicolai Gedda
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin.
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world". After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel.
Clark R. Rasmussen
Clark Ray Rasmussen was an American politician who represented Polk County in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 as a member of the Democratic Party.
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