What Happened on June 18, 2023

Historical Events

  • Antony Blinken is the first US Secretary of State in five years to met with senior China officials in Beijing, aiming to re-establish regular communications [1]

Titanic Submersible Implodes

Submersible vessel exploring wreck of the RMS Titanic implodes in the North Atlantic Ocean killing 5 occupants

US Golf Open

US Open Men's Golf, LA CC: American outsider Wyndham Clark wins his first major and $3.6m as he beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by a stroke


Famous Deaths

  • (Richard) Stockton Rush [III], American businessman (co-founder and CEO of OceanGate), killed below the North Atlantic Ocean in implosion of his company's submersible vessel at 61
  • Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Indian-Canadian Sikh separatist leader of the Khalistan movement for an independent Sikh state, shot and killed in the parking lot of a Canadian Sikh temple at 45
  • Teresa Taylor, American rock drummer (Butthole Surfers), and actress (Slackers), dies of lung disease at 60
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights

About June 18, 2023

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 10 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No

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

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Last Night - Morgan Wallen
  • UK #1 Song: Sprinter - Central Cee and Dave