May 11th, 1938

Born on May 11th, 1938

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, 1938

78

Bruce Langhorne

American musician

*May 11th, 1938, Tallahassee †April 14th, 2017, Venice

82

Joan Margarit i Consarnau

Spanish architect and poet

*May 11th, 1938, Sanaüja †February 16th, 2021, Sant Just Desvern

85

Narendra Patel, Baron Patel

British obstetrician and life peer

*May 11th, 1938, Lindi

84

Sig Ohlemann

Canadian middle-distance runner and sprinter

*May 11th, 1938, Kassel †November 6th, 2022

84

Mohammad Ebrahimi

Afghan wrestler

*May 11th, 1938, Kabul †May 22nd, 2022

85

Anna Maria Villani Scicolone

Italian singer and television personality

*May 11th, 1938, Rome

84

Mohammad Ebrahimi

Afghan wrestler

*May 11th, 1938, Kabul †May 22nd, 2022

84

Judy Farrell

American actress and screenwriter (1938–2023)

*May 11th, 1938, Quapaw †April 2nd, 2023

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84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

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

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

34

Katrin Neudolt

Austrian badminton player

*May 11th, 1989, Mödling

74

Frans Molenaar

Dutch fashion designer

*May 11th, 1940, Amsterdam †January 9th, 2015, Amsterdam

31

Thibaut Courtois

Belgian association football player

*May 11th, 1992, Bree

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

72

Edsger W. Dijkstra

Dutch computer scientist

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

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

63

Jesper Asholt

Danish actor

*May 11th, 1960, Silkeborg

39

Andrés Iniesta

Spanish association football player

*May 11th, 1984, Fuentealbilla

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

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

37

Abou Diaby

French association football player

*May 11th, 1986, Aubervilliers

70

Boyd Gaines

American actor

*May 11th, 1953, Atlanta

82

Eric Burdon

English singer

*May 11th, 1941, Walker

27

Fernando Daniel

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*May 11th, 1996, Estarreja

87

Carla Bley

American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (1936–2023)

*May 11th, 1936, Oakland †October 17th, 2023, Willow, New York

52

Alberto Rodríguez Librero

Spanish film director

*May 11th, 1971, Seville

97

Antony Hewish

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

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

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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