Page 5: Historical Events In May - 11

1919  On this day in history cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0   

1920  Beryl Bryden, jazz singer on this day in history.   

1920  William D Howells, US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history tel Aviv is first all Jewish municipality   

1921  Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality on May - 11.   

1921  On this day in history ian Percival, QC/MP   

1923  10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards on May - 11.   

1923  Joan Moriarty, Brigadier matron-in-chief/dir (Army Nursing Services) on May - 11.   

1924  Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election on May - 11.   

1924  Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire) on May - 11.   

1924  On May - 11 antony Hewish, radio astronomer   

1925  Communist Party of Holland splits on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR   

1925  On this day in history rhodes Boyson, MP   

1926  Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for first air crossing of Arctic Ocean on May - 11.   

1926  On May - 11 airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic O   

1926  On this day in history ernest Harrison, CEO (Racal Electronics)   

1927  Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer on May - 11.   

1927  Louis B Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on May - 11.   

1927  Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms on this day in history.   

1927  On May - 11 henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90   

1928  On this day in history general Electric opens first TV-station (Schenectady NY)   

1928  54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 on this day in history.   

1929  Dr Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin TX on May - 11.   

1929  First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) on May - 11.   

1929  On May - 11 the first regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)   

1929  1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) on May - 11.   

1931  Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe on May - 11.   

1931  During Spanish civil war, martial Law is announced in several Spanish cities on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history the birth of Rupert Murdoch, Media tycoon   

1935  61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4 on May - 11.   

1935  On this day in history edward H Thompson, US archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78   

1937  On this day in history viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62   

1938  Arnold Sauwen, Flemish poet (Hours of Solitude), dies at 81 on May - 11.   

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

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

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on May - 11.   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.   

1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

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  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.   

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.