Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history jean Adair, dies at 80   

1955  On this day in history israel attacks Gaza   

1955  On May - 11 g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

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  On this day in history gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia   

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

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

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

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

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

1960  On this day in history israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires   

1960  On this day in history john D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86   

1962  On this day in history antonio Segni becomes President of Italy   

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

1962  US sends troops to Thailand on May - 11.   

1963  "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2 on this day in history.   

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

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

1965  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 11.   

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

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

1966  On this day in history real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I   

1967  "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances on this day in history.   

1967  100,000,000th US phone connected on May - 11.   

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

1968  Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" on May - 11.   

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

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

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.   

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

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 May - 11.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

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

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

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  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