May 11th, 1915

Born on May 11th, 1915

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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, 1915

94

Franz Berding

German politician (1915-2010)

*May 11th, 1915, Fürstenau †February 16th, 2010, Münster

76

Erich Schulze

German politician (CDU) in Niedersachsen (1915-1991)

*May 11th, 1915, Tülau †October 10th, 1991, Bad Bevensen

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84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

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

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

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

83

Haroun Tazieff

French volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998)

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

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

85

Camilo José Cela

Spanish novelist (1916-2002)

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

34

Katrin Neudolt

Austrian badminton player

*May 11th, 1989, Mödling

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

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

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

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

31

Thibaut Courtois

Belgian association football player

*May 11th, 1992, Bree

63

Betty Boyd

Actress (1908-1971)

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

97

Antony Hewish

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

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

74

Phil Silvers

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

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

45

Natasha Richardson

British actress (1963–2009)

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

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

95

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher

German politician (1921-2016)

*May 11th, 1921, Essen †December 7th, 2016, Munich

92

Heribert Maria Nobis

German naturalist

*May 11th, 1924, Cologne †February 6th, 2017, Ebersberg

79

Bob Atcher

James Robert Owen "Bob" Atcher was an American country musician

*May 11th, 1914, Kentucky †October 31st, 1993, Prospect

72

Edsger W. Dijkstra

Dutch computer scientist

*May 11th, 1930, Rotterdam †August 6th, 2002, Nuenen

39

Andrés Iniesta

Spanish association football player

*May 11th, 1984, Fuentealbilla

37

Abou Diaby

French association football player

*May 11th, 1986, Aubervilliers

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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