Historical Events In May - 11

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

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

1969  On May - 11 monty Python comedy troupe forms  

1970  Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise on this day in history.  

1972  John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show on May - 11.  

1972  Stanley Cup Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2 on May - 11.  

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 11.  

1972  Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2 on May - 11.  

1973  Dutch Government of Uyl forms on this day in history.  

1973  Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1975  On May - 11 israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market  

1976  Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation on May - 11.  

1976  Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV on May - 11.  

1976  On May - 11 alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78  

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

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

1978  Margaret A Brewer is first female general in the US Marine Corps on May - 11.  

1978  John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

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

1981  Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London on May - 11.  

1981  On May - 11 kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks  

1981  On this day in history bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36  

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

1983  On this day in history "Dance a Little Closer" opens & closes at Minskoff Theater NYC  

1983  Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II on May - 11.  

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 May - 11.  

1984  On this day in history johan Cruijff quits soccer  

1984  Transit of Earth as seen on Mars on May - 11.  

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

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1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.  

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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 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 May - 11.  

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.