Historical Events In May - 11

1953  On this day in history winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory   

1953  Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage) on May - 11.   

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 11 israel attacks Gaza   

1955  G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies on this day in history.   

1956  Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  Gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia on this day in history.   

1958  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1959  "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4 on May - 11.   

1959  Elvis Presley's first entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel" on this day in history.   

1959  Rodgers & Barer's musical "Once Upon a Mattress" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history french liner "France" launched   

1960  Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

1960  John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1962  Antonio Segni becomes President of Italy on May - 11.   

1962  Near the Coast of Mexico a 7.0 quake resulted in four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico on May - 11.   

1962  On May - 11 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1962  On May - 11 uS sends troops to Thailand   

1963  On May - 11 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2   

1963  Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham AL on May - 11.   

1963  The birth of Natasha Richardson, American Actress on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 11 ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument   

1965  The first of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) on May - 11.   

1965  On this day in history u.S. destroyers deliver first shore bombardment of Vietnam War.   

1965  On May - 11 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1965  West Indies becomes first holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy on May - 11.   

1965  Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86 on May - 11.   

1966  Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I on this day in history.   

1967  "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances on May - 11.   

1967  On this day in history 100,000,000th US phone connected   

1967  On this day in history great Britain, Ireland & Denmark apply for EG membership   

1968  Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

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1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on May - 11.   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on May - 11.   

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.