May 11th, 1923

Born on May 11th, 1923

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 132 days, exactly on August 28th, 2024, people who were born on May 11th, 1923 will be 37,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1923

88

Ilse Buck

Austrian gymnastics teacher, radio host and author

*May 11th, 1923, Linz †April 1st, 2012, Vienna

94

Sigmund Sobolewski

Polish activist

*May 11th, 1923, Toruń †August 7th, 2017, Bayamo

66

Leonore Lemmon

American socialite (1923-1989)

*May 11th, 1923, Fort Lee †December 30th, 1989

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 11th?

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

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

97

Antony Hewish

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

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

92

Heribert Maria Nobis

German naturalist

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

34

Katrin Neudolt

Austrian badminton player

*May 11th, 1989, Mödling

95

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher

German politician (1921-2016)

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

94

Rubem Fonseca

Brazilian writer and screenwriter

*May 11th, 1925, Juiz de Fora †April 15th, 2020, Rio de Janeiro

72

Edsger W. Dijkstra

Dutch computer scientist

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

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

78

Jean Dewasne

French painter (1921-1999)

*May 11th, 1921, Hellemmes †July 23rd, 1999, 20th arrondissement of Paris

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

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

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

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

45

Natasha Richardson

British actress (1963–2009)

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

91

Josef Zíma

Czech voice actor, actor, presenter and singer

*May 11th, 1932, Prague

47

Günther Simon

German actor (1925–1972)

*May 11th, 1925, Berlin †June 25th, 1972, Berlin

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

95

Yvonne Furneaux

French actress

*May 11th, 1928, Roubaix

39

Andrés Iniesta

Spanish association football player

*May 11th, 1984, Fuentealbilla

Same year
Born in 1923

90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 11th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1923 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1923