May, 11th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 11, 2004:
The Stockline Plastics factory explosion in Glasgow kills nine people.

Sunday 11, 2003:
Benvenuto Cellini's Saliera is stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Monday 11, 1998:
ZDTV, "the official technology television network", begins broadcasting. It lasts six years before merging with G4 to become G4techTV, a gaming channel.

Sunday 11, 1997:
IBM's Deep Blue chess-playing supercomputer defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player.

Saturday 11, 1996:
After taking-off from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades killing all 110 on board.

Thursday 11, 1995:
In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

Monday 11, 1987:
The first heart-lung transplant takes place (Baltimore, Maryland).

Saturday 11, 1985:
56 spectators die when a flash fire strikes a football ground during a match in Bradford, England.

Friday 11, 1984:
A transit of Earth from Mars takes place; no one is there to observe it.

Monday 11, 1981:
Death of Reggae legend Bob Marley.

Tuesday 11, 1976:
The last episode of the TV medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. is aired.

Friday 11, 1973:
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times dismissed.

Monday 11, 1970:
The Lubbock Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas, killing 26.

Sunday 11, 1969:
Vietnam War: Operation Apache Snow – Near the Laos border, American and South Vietnamese forces fight North Vietnamese troops for Ap Bia Mountain (aka Hill 937 or "Hamburger Hill").

Monday 11, 1964:
Terence Conran opened the first Habitat store on London's Fulham Road.

Wednesday 11, 1960:
1960 - The first contraceptive pill is made available on the market.

Monday 11, 1953:
The Waco Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Waco, Texas, killing 114.

Wednesday 11, 1949:
Israel joins the United Nations.

Thursday 11, 1944:
World War II: The Allies start a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line.

Tuesday 11, 1943:
World War II: American troops invade Attu in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.

Monday 11, 1942:
William Faulkner's collections of short stories, Go Down, Moses, is published.

Friday 11, 1934:
Dust Bowl: A strong two-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl in North America.

Friday 11, 1928:
The first analog TV service is inaugurated by WGY, Schenectady, New York.

Wednesday 11, 1927:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.

Thursday 11, 1911:
The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Wednesday 11, 1910:
An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.

Friday 11, 1894:
Pullman Strike: Three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.

Saturday 11, 1867:
Luxembourg gains its independence.

Wednesday 11, 1864:
American Civil War: Battle of Yellow Tavern – Confederate General JEB Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, Virginia.

Sunday 11, 1862:
American Civil War: The ironclad CSS Virginia is scuttled in the James River northwest of Norfolk, Virginia.

Tuesday 11, 1858:
Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.

Monday 11, 1857:
Indian Mutiny: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.

Monday 11, 1818:
Charles XIV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.

Monday 11, 1812:
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.

Friday 11, 1792:
Captain Robert Gray becomes the first documented Caucasian to visit the Columbia River.

Tuesday 11, 1745:
War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.

Sunday 11, 1502:
Christopher Columbus leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the West Indies.

Sunday 11, 330:
Byzantium is renamed Nova Roma during a dedication ceremony, but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 11

1983:
Matt Leinart, American football player (b: May 11, 1983) (Biography of Matt Leinart)
Holly Valance, New Zealand-born actress and singer (b: May 11, 1983) (Biography of Holly Valance)

1982:
Jonathan Jackson, American actor (b: May 11, 1982) (Biography of Jonathan Jackson (actor))

1981:
Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player (b: May 11, 1981) (Biography of Lauren Jackson)

1966:
Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein) (b: May 11, 1966) (Biography of Christoph Schneider)

1965:
Greg Dulli, American musician (b: May 11, 1965) (Biography of Greg Dulli)

1964:
John Parrott, English snooker player (b: May 11, 1964) (Biography of John Parrott)

1963:
Natasha Richardson, English-born actress (b: May 11, 1963) (Biography of Natasha Richardson)

1959:
Martha Quinn, American television personality (b: May 11, 1959) (Biography of Martha Quinn)

1956:
Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist (b: May 11, 1956) (Biography of Theresa Burke)
Alex Lester, British broadcaster (b: May 11, 1956) (Biography of Alex Lester)

1952:
Renaud Séchan, French composer (b: May 11, 1952) (Biography of Renaud Séchan)
Mike Lupica, American sports journalist (b: May 11, 1952) (Biography of Mike Lupica)
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian actress (b: May 11, 1952) (Biography of Shohreh Aghdashloo)
Frances Fisher, English-born actress (b: May 11, 1952) (Biography of Frances Fisher)
Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster (b: May 11, 1952) (Biography of Lubomir Stoykov)

1950:
Jeremy Paxman, British journalist and author (b: May 11, 1950) (Biography of Jeremy Paxman)

1948:
Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese folk musician (b: May 11, 1948) (Biography of Shigeru Izumiya)

1947:
Doug Henning, Canadian magician, performer, escape artist (b: May 11, 1947 ; d: February 7, 2000) (Biography of Doug Henning)

1946:
Robert Jarvik, American physicist and inventor (b: May 11, 1946) (Biography of Robert Jarvik)

1941:
Graham Miles, English snooker player (b: May 11, 1941) (Biography of Graham Miles)

1940:
Juan Downey, Chilean video artist (b: May 11, 1940) (Biography of Juan Downey)

1938:
Carla Bley, American musician and composer (b: May 11, 1938) (Biography of Carla Bley)

1933:
Louis Farrakhan, American Black Muslim leader (b: May 11, 1933) (Biography of Louis Farrakhan)

1930:
Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (b: May 11, 1930 ; d: August 6, 2002) (Biography of Edsger Dijkstra)

1928:
Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor (b: May 11, 1928) (Biography of Yaacov Agam)

1927:
Mort Sahl, Canadian comedian and political commentator (b: May 11, 1927) (Biography of Mort Sahl)

1924:
Antony Hewish, English radio astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics (b: May 11, 1924) (Biography of Antony Hewish)

1921:
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician (b: May 11, 1921) (Biography of Hildegard Hamm-Brucher)

1918:
Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 11, 1918 ; d: February 15, 1988) (Biography of Richard Feynman)

1916:
Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer (b: May 11, 1916 ; d: January 17, 2002) (Biography of Camilo Jose Cela)

1913:
Robert Jungk, Austrian publicist (b: May 11, 1913) (Biography of Robert Jungk)

1912:
Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian (b: May 11, 1912 ; d: December 20, 2001) (Biography of Foster Brooks)

1911:
Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b: May 11, 1911 ; d: November 1, 1985) (Biography of Phil Silvers)

1907:
Rose Ausänder, German poet (b: May 11, 1907) (Biography of Rose Auslander)

1904:
Salvador Dalí, Catalan painter (b: May 11, 1904 ; d: January 23, 1989) (Biography of Salvador Dalí)

1903:
Charlie Gehringer, baseball player (b: May 11, 1903 ; d: January 21, 1993) (Biography of Charlie Gehringer)

1897:
Kurt Gerron German director (b: May 11, 1897) (Biography of Kurt Gerron)

1896:
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski Croatian composer (b: May 11, 1896 ; d: November 30, 1955) (Biography of Josip Stolcer-Slavenski)

1895:
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (b: May 11, 1895) (Biography of J. Krishnamurti)

1894:
Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b: May 11, 1894 ; d: April 1, 1991) (Biography of Martha Graham)

1892:
Margaret Rutherford, English actress (b: May 11, 1892 ; d: May 22, 1972) (Biography of Margaret Rutherford)

1890:
Woodall Rodgers, mayor of Dallas, Texas (b: May 11, 1890 ; d: July 6, 1961) (Biography of Woodall Rodgers)

1888:
Irving Berlin, American composer (b: May 11, 1888 ; d: September 22, 1989) (Biography of Irving Berlin)

1887:
Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b: May 11, 1887 ; d: March 3, 1961) (Biography of Paul Wittgenstein)

1871:
Stjepan Radic, Croatian politician (b: May 11, 1871) (Biography of Stjepan Radic)

1827:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b: May 11, 1827) (Biography of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux)

1801:
Henri Labrouste, French architect (b: May 11, 1801) (Biography of Henri Labrouste)

1763:
János Bacsanyi, Hungarian poet (b: May 11, 1763 ; d: May 12, 1845) (Biography of János Bacsanyi)

1752:
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b: May 11, 1752 ; d: January 22, 1840) (Biography of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach)

1720:
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b: May 11, 1720) (Biography of Baron Munchhausen)

1571:
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b: May 11, 1571 ; d: April 1, 1637) (Biography of Niwa Nagashige)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-may/births.html

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People who died on May 11

2003:
Noel Redding, bassist (b: December 25, 1945 ; d: May 11, 2003) (Biography of Noel Redding)

2002:
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b: January 18, 1905 ; d: May 11, 2002) (Biography of Joseph Bonanno)

2001:
Douglas Adams, English writer (b: March 11, 1952 ; d: May 11, 2001) (Biography of Douglas Adams)

1988:
Kim Philby, British spy (b: January 1, 1912 ; d: May 11, 1988) (Biography of Kim Philby)

1986:
Fritz Pollard (d: May 11, 1986) (Biography of Fritz Pollard)

1985:
Chester Gould (d: May 11, 1985) (Biography of Chester Gould)

1981:
Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (b: February 6, 1945 ; d: May 11, 1981) (Biography of Bob Marley)

1976:
Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (b: February 3, 1898 ; d: May 11, 1976) (Biography of Alvar Aalto)

1973:
Lex Barker, American actor (b: May 8, 1919 ; d: May 11, 1973) (Biography of Lex Barker)

1970:
Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist (b: July 25, 1906 ; d: May 11, 1970) (Biography of Johnny Hodges)

1960:
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (d: May 11, 1960) (Biography of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.)

1955:
Gilbert Jessop; English cricketer (b: May 19, 1874 ; d: May 11, 1955) (Biography of Gilbert Laird Jessop)

1920:
William Dean Howells, American writer, historian, editor, and politician (b: March 1, 1837 ; d: May 11, 1920) (Biography of William Dean Howells)

1916:
Max Reger, German composer (b: March 19, 1873 ; d: May 11, 1916) (Biography of Max Reger)
Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (b: October 9, 1873 ; d: May 11, 1916) (Biography of Karl Schwarzschild)

1871:
John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer (b: March 7, 1792 ; d: May 11, 1871) (Biography of John Herschel)

1848:
Tom Cribb (d: May 11, 1848) (Biography of Tom Cribb)

1812:
Spencer Perceval, British Prime Minister (b: November 1, 1762 ; d: May 11, 1812) (Biography of Spencer Perceval)

1778:
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English politician (b: November 15, 1708 ; d: May 11, 1778) (Biography of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham)

1723:
Jean Galbert de Campistron (d: May 11, 1723) (Biography of Jean Galbert de Campistron)

1708:
Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b: April 16, 1646 ; d: May 11, 1708) (Biography of Jules Hardouin Mansart)

1672:
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline (d: May 11, 1672) (Biography of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline)

1610:
Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (b: October 6, 1552 ; d: May 11, 1610) (Biography of Matteo Ricci)

912:
Emperor Leo VI of the Byzantine Empire (b: September 19, 866 ; d: May 11, 912) (Biography of Leo VI)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-may/deaths.html