What are the important events that happened on May 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 11 is the 131st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 234 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 28, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,746,921,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatriacontahenagon’ day.
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Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 282 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,524 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 11 Historical Events
- 1813 –In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
- 1862 –American Civil War: The ironclad Ship CSS is scuttled in the James River northwest of Norfolk, Virginia.
- 1880 –Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California
- 1910 –An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
- 1924 –Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
- 1927 –The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
- 1945 –World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill, is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of her crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.
- 1960 –In Buenos Aires, Argentina, four Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement.
- 1970 –The Lubbock Tornado, a F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage.
- 1987 –Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
Who were born on May 11?
- 1897 –Robert E. Gross, American businessman (d. 1961)
- 1941 –Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
- 1947 –Butch Trucks, American drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
- 1948 –Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician
- 1948 –Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese folk musician
- 1950 –Dane Iorg, American baseball player
- 1950 –Jeremy Paxman, British journalist and author
- 1954 –Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster
- 1958 –Walt Terrell, American baseball player
- 1964 –Floyd Youmans, American baseball player
Who died on May 11?
- 912 –Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor (b. 866)
- 1760 –Alaungpaya, Founder of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (b. 1714)
- 1934 –Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (b. 1852)
- 1939 –Evgenii Miller, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1867)
- 1976 –Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (b. 1898)
- 1985 –Chester Gould, American cartoonist (b. 1900)
- 2004 –Mick Doyle, Irish rugby union footballer and coach (b. 1941)
- 2005 –Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)
- 2007 –Bernard Gordon, blacklisted American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
- 2008 –Bruno Neves, Portuguese cyclist (b. 1981)
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