Historical Events In May - 11

1968  Students & police battle in Paris, 100s injured on May - 11.  

1968  On May - 11 stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games  

1969  On this day in history monty Python comedy troupe forms  

1970  Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise on May - 11.  

1972  On this day in history john Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show  

1972  On this day in history stanley Cup Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2  

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1972  On this day in history stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2  

1973  On this day in history dutch Government of Uyl forms  

1973  On this day in history grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies  

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1974  On May - 11 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83  

1974  "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7 on May - 11.  

1974  Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" on May - 11.  

1975  Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market on this day in history.  

1976  On May - 11 emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation  

1976  On May - 11 last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV  

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1977  Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II on May - 11.  

1977  On this day in history ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game  

1978  On May - 11 margaret A Brewer is first female general in the US Marine Corps  

1978  On this day in history john Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93  

1979  On May - 11 joan Chandler, dies at 55  

1981  On May - 11 andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London  

1981  Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks on this day in history.  

1981  Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on this day in history.  

1982  Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer on this day in history.  

1983  On May - 11 "Dance a Little Closer" opens & closes at Minskoff Theater NYC  

1983  On May - 11 aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II  

1983  On this day in history comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth  

1983  On this day in history in West Pubnico Nova Scotia a mob of 100 fishermen burn and sink two fisheries patrol boats at to protest lobster quotas.  

1983  Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1984  Johan Cruijff quits soccer on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history transit of Earth as seen on Mars  

1985  On May - 11 40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1610  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies  

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

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

1708  On May - 11 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 this day in history.