May 11th, 1907

Born on May 11th, 1907

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 11th?

May 11th, 2022

Myanmar civil war: Government troops killed 37 unarmed civilians in Mondaingbin.

May 11th, 2013

Two car bombs by unknown perpetrators exploded in Reyhanlı, Turkey, resulting in 52 killed and 140 injured.

May 11th, 2011

An earthquake registering Mw 5.1, the worst to hit the region for more than 50 years, struck near Lorca, Spain.

May 11th, 2010

Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats.

May 11th, 1998

India began the Pokhran-II nuclear-weapons test, its first since the Smiling Buddha test 24 years earlier.

May 11th, 1997

Deep Blue (pictured) defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.

May 11th, 1981

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the first megamusical, opened at the New London Theatre.

May 11th, 1970

Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people dead.

May 11th, 1928

After a week-long standoff punctuated by military clashes, Japanese forces captured the city of Jinan, Shandong in China.

May 11th, 1910

Glacier National Park was established in the U.S. state of Montana.

May 11th, 1894

In response to a 28-percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on strike in Illinois, bringing rail traffic west of Chicago to a halt.

May 11th, 1889

Bandits attacked a U.S. Army paymaster's escort in the Arizona Territory, stealing more than $28,000.

May 11th, 1880

A land dispute between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, turned deadly when a gun battle broke out, leaving seven dead.

May 11th, 1858

Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.

May 11th, 1813

William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the first confirmed Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains (depicted).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 11th

Born on May 11th, 1907

96

Francisco Rada

Colombian composer (1907-2003)

*May 11th, 1907, Plato †July 17th, 2003, Santa Marta

41

Hermann Behrends

German Nazi official (1907-1948)

*May 11th, 1907, Rüstringen †December 4th, 1948, Belgrade

69

Eva Schulze-Knabe

German artist (1907-1976)

*May 11th, 1907, Pirna †July 15th, 1976, Dresden

98

Albert Großhans

German politician

*May 11th, 1907, Sontheim †November 21st, 2005, Heilbronn

92

Bernardo Estornés Lasa

Basque writer (1907-1999)

*May 11th, 1907, Isaba-Izaba †August 10th, 1999, San Sebastián

82

Rip Sewell

American Major League Baseball player, pitcher

*May 11th, 1907, Decatur †September 3rd, 1989, Plant City

80

Hermann Gutmann

German entrepreneur (1907-1987)

*May 11th, 1907, Weißenburg in Bayern †September 25th, 1987

79

Kent Taylor

American actor

*May 11th, 1907, Nashua †April 11th, 1987, Hollywood

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84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

*May 11th, 1904, Figueres †January 23rd, 1989, Figueres

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

63

Betty Boyd

Actress (1908-1971)

*May 11th, 1908, Kansas City †September 16th, 1971, Los Angeles

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City

34

Katrin Neudolt

Austrian badminton player

*May 11th, 1989, Mödling

83

Haroun Tazieff

French volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998)

*May 11th, 1914, Warsaw †February 2nd, 1998, 4th arrondissement of Paris

31

Thibaut Courtois

Belgian association football player

*May 11th, 1992, Bree

82

Jacques Brugnon

French tennis player (1895-1978)

*May 11th, 1895, Paris †March 20th, 1978, Paris

74

Phil Silvers

American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985)

*May 11th, 1911, Brooklyn †November 1st, 1985, California

66

Kurt Großkurth

German actor and singer (1909-1975)

*May 11th, 1909, Langenselbold †May 29th, 1975, Bad Aibling

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

45

Natasha Richardson

British actress (1963–2009)

*May 11th, 1963, Marylebone †March 18th, 2009, Upper East Side

39

Andrés Iniesta

Spanish association football player

*May 11th, 1984, Fuentealbilla

59

Pedro Petrone

Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964)

*May 11th, 1905, Montevideo †December 13th, 1964, Montevideo

37

Abou Diaby

French association football player

*May 11th, 1986, Aubervilliers

27

Fernando Daniel

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*May 11th, 1996, Estarreja

97

Antony Hewish

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

*May 11th, 1924, Fowey †September 13th, 2021

85

Camilo José Cela

Spanish novelist (1916-2002)

*May 11th, 1916, Iria Flavia †January 17th, 2002, Madrid

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47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

68

James Robertson Justice

British actor

*June 15th, 1907, Lewisham †July 2nd, 1975, Romsey

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

*November 4th, 1907, Copenhagen †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

74

Jack Albertson

American character actor, dancer, singer and comedian

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

82

Laurence Olivier

British actor (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

93

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

75

James Hayter

British actor

*April 23rd, 1907, Lonavala †March 27th, 1983, La Vila Joiosa

38

Russell Gleason

American actor (1907-1945)

*February 6th, 1907, Portland †December 26th, 1945, New York City

75

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

82

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

104

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907-2012)

*December 15th, 1907, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

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