Historical Events In May - 11

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

1920  On May - 11 beryl Bryden, jazz singer  

1920  William D Howells, US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83 on May - 11.  

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  On this day in history 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards  

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 this day in history.  

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1924  Antony Hewish, radio astronomer on this day in history.  

1925  Communist Party of Holland splits on May - 11.  

1925  On May - 11 kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR  

1925  On May - 11 rhodes Boyson, MP  

1926  On May - 11 airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for first air crossing of Arctic Ocean  

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

1926  Ernest Harrison, CEO (Racal Electronics) on May - 11.  

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

1927  On May - 11 louis B Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences  

1927  On this day in history academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms  

1927  On this day in history 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  On this day in history first regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)  

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

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

1931  On this day in history credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe  

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

1931  The birth of Rupert Murdoch, Media tycoon on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4  

1935  Edward H Thompson, US archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78 on May - 11.  

1937  Viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 May - 11.  

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)  

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.  

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

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

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)  

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

1631  On May - 11 christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57  

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

1708  On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)  

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 May - 11.  

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on May - 11.