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May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in Leap Year s). There are 234 days remaining.
Events
upto 19th century
1910s-1950s
- 1960 - In Buenos Aires , Argentina , four Israel i Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann , living under the assumed name Ricardo Klement.
- 1960 - The first Contraceptive pill is made available on the market.
- 1964 - Terence Conran opened the first Habitat store on London 's Fulham Road .
- – Near the Laos border, American and South Vietnam ese forces fight North Vietnam ese troops for Ap Bia Mountain (aka Hill 937 or " Hamburger Hill ").
- tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas , killing 26.
- 1973 - Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to '' The New York Times '' dismissed.
- 1976 - The last episode of the TV medical drama '' Marcus Welby, M.D. ''is aired.
- 1984 - A Transit Of Earth From Mars takes place; no one is there to observe it.
- 1985 - 56 spectators die when a Flash Fire strikes a Football Ground during a match in Bradford, England .
- 1987 - Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for War Crime s committed during World War II .
- 1987 - The first Heart - Lung Transplant takes place ( Baltimore, Maryland ).
1990s
Births
upto 19th century
- 1571 - Niwa Nagashige , Japanese warlord (d. 1637 )
- 1720 - Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr Von Münchhausen , German officer and adventurer (d. 1797 )
- 1722 - Petrus Camper , Dutch anatomist (d. 1789 )
- 1752 - Johann Friedrich Blumenbach , German anthropologist (d. 1840 )
- 1763 - János Bacsanyi , Hungarian poet (d. 1845 )
- 1801 - Henri Labrouste , French architect (d. 1875 )
- 1827 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux , French sculptor and painter (d. 1875 )
- 1871 - Stjepan Radic , Croatian politician (d. 1928 )
- 1881 - Theodore Von Kármán , Hungarian physicist (d. 1963 )
- 1887 - Paul Wittgenstein , Austrian-born pianist (d. 1961 )
- 1888 - Irving Berlin , American composer (d. 1989 )
- 1888 - Willis A. Lee , World War II U.S. Naval Admiral and victor of the second engagement in the Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal
- 1890 - Woodall Rodgers , mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1961 )
- 1892 - Margaret Rutherford , English actress (d. 1972 )
- 1894 - Martha Graham , American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991 )
- 1895 - Jiddu Krishnamurti , Indian philosopher (d. 1986 )
- 1896 - Josip Štolcer-Slavenski Croatian composer (d. 1955 )
- 1897 - Kurt Gerron German director (d. 1944 )
20th century
1900s-1940s
- 1903 - Charlie Gehringer , baseball player (d. 1993 )
- 1904 - Salvador Dalí , Catalan painter (d. 1989 )
- 1907 - Rose Ausänder , German poet (d. 1988 )
- 1911 - Phil Silvers , American actor and comedian (d. 1985 )
- 1912 - Foster Brooks , American actor and comedian (d. 2001 )
- 1913 - Robert Jungk , Austrian publicist (d. 1994 )
- 1916 - Camilo José Cela , Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002 )
- 1918 - Richard Feynman , American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988 )
- 1921 - Hildegard Hamm-Brücher , German politician
- 1924 - Antony Hewish , English radio astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physics
- 1927 - Mort Sahl , Canadian comedian and political commentator
- 1928 - Yaacov Agam , Israeli sculptor
- 1930 - Edsger Dijkstra , Dutch computer scientist (d. 2002 )
- 1933 - Louis Farrakhan , American Black Muslim leader
- 1938 - Carla Bley , American musician and composer
- 1940 - Juan Downey , Chilean video artist (d. 1993 )
- 1941 - Graham Miles , English snooker player
- 1944 - Alexander Fisken, Scottish Patriot
- 1946 - Robert Jarvik , American physicist and inventor
- 1948 - Shigeru Izumiya , Japanese folk musician
1950s-1980s
- 1950 - Jeremy Paxman , British journalist and author
- 1952 - Renaud Séchan , French composer
- 1952 - Mike Lupica , American sports journalist
- 1952 - Shohreh Aghdashloo , Iranian actress
- 1952 - Frances Fisher , English-born actress
- 1954 - Lubomir Stoykov , Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster
- 1955 - John DeStefano, Jr. , American politician
- 1956 - Theresa Burke , Canadian journalist
- 1956 - Alex Lester , British broadcaster
- 1957 - Peter North , Canadian porn star
- 1959 - Martha Quinn , American television personality
- 1963 - Natasha Richardson , English-born actress
- 1964 - John Parrott , English snooker player
- 1965 - Greg Dulli , American musician
- 1966 - Christoph Schneider , German drummer ( Rammstein )
- 1972 - Anita Hegh , Australian actress
- 1977 - Janne Ahonen , Finnish ski jumper
- 1979 - Erin Lang , Canadian musician
- 1981 - Lauren Jackson , Australian basketball player
- 1981 - Neil Tapinos , South African Top Radio Newscaster
- 1982 - Jonathan Jackson , American actor
- 1983 - Matt Leinart , American football player
- 1983 - Holly Valance , New Zealand-born actress and singer
- 1984 - Andres Iniesta , Spanish football (soccer) player
Deaths
upto 19th century
- 912 - Leo VI , Byzantine Emperor (b. 866 )
- 1304 - Mahmud Ghazan , Persian ruler (b. 1271 )
- 1610 - Matteo Ricci , Italian Jesuit missionary (b. 1552 )
- 1672 - Charles Seton, 2nd Earl Of Dunfermline , English royalist (b. 1615 )
- 1708 - Jules Hardouin Mansart , French architect (b. 1646 )
- 1723 - Jean Galbert De Campistron , French dramatist (b. 1656 )
- 1777 - George Pigot, Baron Pigot , British governor of Madras (b. 1719 )
- 1778 - William Pitt, The Elder , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom (b. 1708 )
- 1812 - Spencer Perceval , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom (assassinated) (b. 1762 )
- 1869 - Toshizou Hijikata , Shinsengumi vice-commander
- 1871 - John Herschel , British mathematician and astronomer (b. 1792 )
- 1848 - Tom Cribb , English boxer (b. 1781 )
- 1887 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault , French chemist (b. 1802 )
- 1891 - A. E. Becquerel , French physicist (b. 1820 )
20th century onwards
- 1916 - Max Reger , German composer (b. 1873 )
- 1916 - Karl Schwarzschild , German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873 )
- 1920 - William Dean Howells , American writer (b. 1837 )
- 1934 - Orest Khvolson , Russian physicist (b. 1852 )
- 1955 - Gilbert Jessop , English cricketer (b. 1874 )
- 1960 - John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , American philanthropist (b. 1874 )
- 1963 - Herbert Spencer Gasser , American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888 )
- 1970 - Johnny Hodges , American musician (b. 1906 )
- 1973 - Lex Barker , American actor (b. 1919 )
- 1976 - Alvar Aalto , Finnish architect (b. 1898 )
- 1981 - Odd Hassel , Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897 )
- 1981 - Bob Marley , Jamaican singer and musician (b. 1945 )
- 1985 - Chester Gould , American cartoonist (b. 1900 )
- 1986 - Fritz Pollard , American football player (b. 1894 )
- 1988 - Kim Philby , British spy (b. 1912 )
- 1996 - Ademir , Brazilian football player (b. 1922 )
- 2001 - Douglas Adams , English author (b. 1952 )
- 2002 - Joseph Bonanno , Italian-born gangster (b. 1905 )
- 2003 - Noel Redding , English bassist ( The Jimi Hendrix Experience ) (b. 1945 )
Holidays and observances
External links
May 10 - May 12 - April 11 - June 11 – Listing Of All Days
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