Historical Events In May - 11

1953  On May - 11 winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory  

1953  Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage) on this day in history.  

1953  On May - 11 jean Adair, dies at 80  

1955  On this day in history israel attacks Gaza  

1955  On this day in history g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies  

1956  On this day in history pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV  

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

1957  On May - 11 gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia  

1958  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on May - 11.  

1959  On this day in history "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4  

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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 May - 11.  

1960  French liner "France" launched on May - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history near the Coast of Mexico a 7.0 quake resulted in four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico  

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island  

1962  US sends troops to Thailand on May - 11.  

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

1963  On this day in history racial bomb attacks in Birmingham AL  

1963  On this day in history the birth of Natasha Richardson, American Actress  

1965  Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument on May - 11.  

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

1965  U.S. destroyers deliver first shore bombardment of Vietnam War on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1965  On May - 11 west Indies becomes first holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy  

1965  On May - 11 ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86  

1966  Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I on May - 11.  

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

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  On May - 11 richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"  

1968  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on May - 11.  

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1568  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian  

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

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)  

1731  On May - 11 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  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on May - 11.  

1610  On May - 11 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies  

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 May - 11.  

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

1742  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70  

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged