Page 7: Historical Events In May - 11

1953  Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory on May - 11.   

1953  On this day in history tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage)   

1953  Jean Adair, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 11 israel attacks Gaza   

1955  On this day in history g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies   

1956  Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

1956  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  Gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia on May - 11.   

1958  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on May - 11.   

1959  "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history elvis Presley's first entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"   

1959  Rodgers & Barer's musical "Once Upon a Mattress" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1960  French liner "France" launched on May - 11.   

1960  Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

1960  John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86 on May - 11.   

1962  Antonio Segni becomes President of Italy on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history near the Coast of Mexico a 7.0 quake resulted in four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico   

1962  On May - 11 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1962  US sends troops to Thailand on May - 11.   

1963  "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2 on this day in history.   

1963  Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham AL on May - 11.   

1963  The birth of Natasha Richardson, American Actress on May - 11.   

1965  On May - 11 ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument   

1965  The first of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) on this day in history.   

1965  U.S. destroyers deliver first shore bombardment of Vietnam War on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1965  On this day in history west Indies becomes first holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy   

1965  Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1966  Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances   

1967  On May - 11 100,000,000th US phone connected   

1967  On May - 11 great Britain, Ireland & Denmark apply for EG membership   

1968  On this day in history richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"   

1968  On May - 11 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

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1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  On May - 11 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 this day in history death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  On May - 11 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on May - 11.   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged