Page 6: Historical Events In May - 11

1940  On this day in history new York World's Fair reopens   

1940  On May - 11 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6   

1941  On this day in history the first Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England   

1941  1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 11 german submarine U-S53 torpedoes British steamer Nicoya and Dutch ship Leno near Anticosti Island, Quebec   

1942  Japanese troops conquer Kalewa on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders   

1943  Naval task force lands Army troops on Attu, Aleutians on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 11 uS 7th division lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)   

1944  On May - 11 allied forces launch a major offensive in central Italy   

1944  On May - 11 slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison   

1944  On May - 11 henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37   

1944  On this day in history opposition group surprise attack post office washer   

1945  On this day in history uS marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa   

1945  Wewak in New Guinea captured by Australia's 6th Division on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history the first packages from the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, or CARE, arrive in Europe at Le Havre, France   

1946  On May - 11 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)   

1947  BF Goodrich manufactures first tubeless tire, Akron OH on this day in history.   

1947  Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy on May - 11.   

1947  BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio) on May - 11.   

1947  On this day in history ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62   

1948  On May - 11 haganah takes control of Safed & port of Haifa   

1948  On this day in history luigi Einaudi elected President of Italy   

1949  On May - 11 by a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of UN   

1949  On May - 11 first Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)   

1949  Israel becomes a member of the United Nations on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 11 siam changes its name to Thailand   

1949  On this day in history the recently introduced Polaroid camera sells for $89.95 in new York City   

1949  1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC) on May - 11.   

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on May - 11.   

1950  Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die on May - 11.   

1951  On this day in history jay Forrester patents computer core memory   

1952  Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87 on May - 11.   

1953  Tornado kills 114 in Waco TX ($39 million damage) on May - 11.   

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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  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

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

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

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  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.