Historical Events on May 11, Special Events on This Day
Important Events From This day in History May 11th. Find Out What happened 11th May This Day in History on your birthday. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Which major historical events happened on May 11?
What happened on May 11th in history?
What special day is May 11?
What happened in history on May 11th?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | JP Karliak, American actor, voice actor and comedian |
| 1977 | Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1924 | Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021) |
| 1957 | Mike Nesbitt, Northern Irish journalist and politician |
| 1895 | William Grant Still, American composer and conductor (d. 1978) |
| 1970 | Jason Queally, English cyclist |
| 1869 | Archibald Warden, English tennis player (d. 1943) |
| 1811 | Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician (d. 1893) |
| 1989 | Giovani dos Santos, Mexican international footballer |
| 1955 | John DeStefano, Jr., American politician, 49th Mayor of New Haven |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1779 | John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711) |
| 1916 | Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873) |
| 1848 | Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781) |
| 2002 | Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
| 912 | Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine Emperor, the second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (b.866). |
| 1889 | John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801) |
| 1979 | Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914) |
| 1812 | Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762) |
| 1955 | Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874) |
| 1981 | Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) |
Historical Events in May, May Events