Historical Events on May 11, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on May 11th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | One hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad. |
| 2014 | Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into soccer stands by police officers. |
| 2013 | Fifty-two people are killed in a bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey. |
| 2011 | An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain. |
| 1998 | India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran. |
| 1997 | Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format. |
| 1996 | After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. |
| 1985 | Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire. |
| 1970 | The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage. |
| 1919 | Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. |
| 1894 | Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike. |
| 1889 | An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor. |
| 1880 | Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California. |
| 1857 | Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. |
| 1813 | William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement. |
| 1812 | Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. |
Famous People Born on May 11
Here is a random list who born on May 11. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer |
| 1970 | Harold Ford, Jr., American lawyer and politician |
| 1933 | Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader |
| 1989 | Cam Newton, American football player |
| 1927 | Bernard Fox, British actor (d. 2016) |
| 1888 | Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer (d. 1989) |
| 1941 | Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1977 | Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1904 | Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (d. 1989) |
| 1995 | Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer |
Famous People Deaths On May 11
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on May 11. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952) |
| 1929 | Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864) |
| 2005 | Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1908) |
| 1889 | John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801) |
| 2002 | Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
| 1986 | Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894) |
| 2021 | Colt Brennan, American quarterback |
| 1983 | Zenna Henderson, American writer (b. 1917) |
| 1920 | James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878) |
| 2008 | John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (b. 1953) |
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