What happened this day in history May 11

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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