May 11

Events

 * - is renamed  during a dedication ceremony, but is more popularly referred to as.
 * - 54 members of the are burned at the stake in  for being heretics.
 * - leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the.
 * - : – At,  forces defeat an --ian army.
 * -  becomes the first documented  to sail into the.
 * -  is assassinated by  in the  of the,.
 * - In, , and , lead an expedition westwards from . Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
 * - of  is crowned king of.
 * - Launch of the ship that took young  on his scientific voyage.
 * - lands at  in.
 * - : n rebels seize from the.
 * - is admitted as the 32nd.
 * - : The  is scuttled in the  northwest of.
 * - : –    is mortally wounded at.
 * - gains its.
 * - : Four thousand workers go on a wildcat  in.
 * - A derailment outside kills 32  when their chartered train jumps off the tracks at a switch near Surf Depot.
 * - An act of the establishes  in.
 * - The becomes a signatory to the.
 * - The was officially established.
 * - formed by  and  merging the two companies.
 * - The is founded.
 * - : A strong two-day removes massive amounts of   in one of the worst dust storms of the  in.
 * - 's collections of short stories, , is published.
 * - : troops invade  in the  in an attempt to expel occupying ese forces.
 * - : The start a major offensive against the  on the.
 * - is created.
 * - officially changes its name to, a name in use since 1939.
 * 1949  -  joins the.
 * - The : An tornado hits downtown, killing 114.
 * - In, , four i  agents capture fugitive  , living under the assumed name.
 * 1960  - The first  pill is made available on the market.
 * - opened the first  store on 's.
 * - is murdered in a violent racially-motivated crime in.
 * - is imprisoned in  by the Greek military junta.
 * - : – Near the  border,  and ese forces fight ese troops for  (aka  or "").
 * - The : An tornado hits downtown , killing 26.
 * 1970  - The  song "The Long and Winding Road" is released as a single in the United States.  It becomes the group's last number one single in that country.
 * - Citing government misconduct, has his charges for his involvement in releasing the  to  dismissed.
 * - A takes place.
 * - 56 spectators die when a strikes a   during a match in.
 * - goes on trial in  for s committed during.
 * 1987  - The first -  takes place . The surgery is performed by, of.
 * - In, more than 170 countries decide to extend the indefinitely and without conditions.
 * - After taking-off from, a fire started by improperly handled canisters in the cargo hold of -bound  causes the  to crash in the  killing all 110 on board.
 * -, a -playing , defeats in the  of the rematch, becoming the first  to beat a world-champion.
 * - conducts three underground nuclear tests in, including a  device.
 * 1998  - An  is held in the  where   emerged as winner for.
 * - Last performance of the musical in 's.
 * - of the  unveiled the Man With Two Hats monument in  (May 11, 2002) and , , symbolically linking both  and  for their assistance throughout the.
 * - The in  kills nine people.
 * -  the first ian-born,.
 * -  the first ian-born,.

Births

 * -, Japanese warlord (d. )
 * -, German adventurer (d. )
 * -, Dutch anatomist (d. )
 * -, daughter of king Louis XV (d. )
 * -, German anthropologist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian poet (d. )
 * -, American philanthropist (d. )
 * -, French architect (d. )
 * -, famous (d. )
 * 1811  -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. )
 * -, Italian ballet dancer (d. )
 * -, French painter and sculptor (d. )
 * -, French sculptor and painter (d. )
 * -, Latvian composer (d. )
 * -, British painter, illustrator and author (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, father of the international scouting movement (d. )
 * -, Croatian politician (d. )
 * 1871  -, American astronomer (d. )
 * -, American aviator (d. )
 * -, Hungarian physicist (d. )
 * 1881  -, Spanish-born Cuban baseball player (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born pianist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1888  -,     (d. )
 * -, mayor of (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American dancer and choreographer (d. )
 * -, Indian philosopher (d. )
 * - Croatian composer (d. )
 * -, German director (d. )
 * 1897  -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, Spanish playwright (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Spanish painter (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * 1907  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American born Indian film director (d. )
 * 1909  -, English composer (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * 1911  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, Austrian publicist (d. )
 * -, French volcanologist (d. )
 * -, Spanish writer, (d. )
 * -, American physicist, (d. )
 * -, German politician
 * -, American baseball umpire (d. )
 * -, English radio astronomer,
 * 1924  -, Russian mathematician
 * -, Canadian comedian and political commentator
 * 1927  -, American author, explorer, scholar and cleric (d. )
 * -, Israeli sculptor
 * -, Dutch missionary
 * 1928  -, Italian film director and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Dutch computer scientist (d. )
 * 1930  -, American stuntman (d. )
 * -, American Black Muslim leader
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1935  -, Spanish novelist (d. )
 * -, American musician and composer
 * -, Brazilian musician
 * -, Chilean video artist (d. )
 * -, British singer
 * 1941  -, English snooker player
 * -, British author
 * -, English actress
 * 1943  -, Canadian alpine skier
 * -, American physician and inventor
 * 1946  -, Quebec singer and musician
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Japanese folk musician
 * 1948  -, Sri Lankan-British politician
 * -, British journalist and author
 * 1950  -, American baseball player
 * -, French composer
 * 1952  -, American sports journalist
 * 1952  -, Iranian actress
 * 1952  -, English-born actress
 * -, American television producer
 * 1953  -, Quebec singer and actress
 * -, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster
 * 1954  -, English football manager
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian journalist
 * 1956  -, British broadcaster
 * -, Canadian porn star
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1958  -, Australian basketball player
 * -, American television personality
 * -, English-born actress
 * 1963  -, Swedish politician
 * -, English snooker player
 * 1964  -, American television reporter
 * 1964  -, American professional baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, German drummer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, English-born Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1974  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1974  -, French actor
 * 1974  -, Welsh footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Finnish ski jumper
 * 1977  -, Spanish footballer
 * 1977  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1977  -, South African rugby player
 * 1977  -, Australian actor
 * -, French supermodel and actress
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Australian basketball player
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Australian-born actress and singer
 * -, Spanish football player
 * -, Japanese pop star and business woman
 * -, French footballer
 * 1986  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1987  -, Romanian gymnast
 * -, Mexican footballer

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Mongol ruler (b. )
 * -, Italian Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, English royalist (b. )
 * -, French architect (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, British governor of Madras (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, English boxer (b. )
 * -, French socialite (b. )
 * -, British mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * -, French chemist (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * 1916  -, German astronomer and physicist (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Slovak inventor (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * -, American physiologist, (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Finnish architect (b. )
 * -, American bluegrass musician (b. )
 * -, Norwegian chemist, (b. )
 * 1981  -, Jamaican singer and musician (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * 1986  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, British spy (b. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer (b. )
 * -, Austrian actress (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, Italian-born gangster (b. )
 * 2002  -, French Canadian journalist and senator (b. )
 * -, English bassist (b. )
 * -, Irish international rugby player and coach
 * 2004  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, Greek singer and composer (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Israeli singer (b. )
 * -, Sovereign Ruler of (b. )
 * 2007  -,  American . (b. )

Holidays and observances

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