Page 8: Historical Events In May - 11

1968  Students & police battle in Paris, 100s injured on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

1969  On this day in history monty Python comedy troupe forms   

1970  On May - 11 sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise   

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 May - 11 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  Dutch Government of Uyl forms on May - 11.   

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

1974  On this day in history "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83   

1974  On this day in history "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7   

1974  Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market   

1976  Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.   

1976  Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

1976  Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78 on May - 11.   

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

1977  Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game on May - 11.   

1978  On this day in history margaret A Brewer is first female general in the US Marine Corps   

1978  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on May - 11.   

1979  Joan Chandler, dies at 55 on May - 11.   

1981  On this day in history andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London   

1981  Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks on May - 11.   

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

1982  On this day in history leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer   

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  Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth on May - 11.   

1983  On May - 11 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  On May - 11 johan Cruijff quits soccer   

1984  On May - 11 transit of Earth as seen on Mars   

1985  On this day in history 40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground   

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1568  On this day in history 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  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history 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  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1672  On May - 11 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

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