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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 11 MAI

Pullman Strike

Année: 1894

Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.

Wham Paymaster robbery

Année: 1889

An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.

Mussel Slough Tragedy

Année: 1880

Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.

Uruguay

Année: 1919

Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Lubbock tornado

Année: 1970

The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage.

Pentagon Papers

Année: 1973

Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.

Aeroflot Flight 6551

Année: 1973

Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard.

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Année: 1857

Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.

William Lawson (explorer)

Année: 1813

William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement.

Edgar, King of England

Année: 973

In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having ruled since 959 AD. His wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned queen, the first recorded coronation for a Queen of England.

NAISSANCES DU 11 MAI

Edward J. King

Année de naissance: 1925

Edward J. King, American politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (died 2006)

Antony Hewish

Année de naissance: 1924

Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

Gene Savoy

Année de naissance: 1927

Gene Savoy, American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007)

Bernard Fox (actor)

Année de naissance: 1927

Bernard Fox, British actor (died 2016)

Gerhard Klingenberg

Année de naissance: 1929

Gerhard Klingenberg, Austrian actor (died 2024)

Richard Feynman

Année de naissance: 1918

Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)

Camilo José Cela

Année de naissance: 1916

Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)

Lise de Baissac

Année de naissance: 1905

Lise de Baissac, Mauritian SOE agent, war hero (died 2004)

Catherine Bauer Wurster

Année de naissance: 1905

Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (died 1964)

Rip Sewell

Année de naissance: 1907

Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)

DéCèS DU 11 MAI

George Lyon (golfer)

Année de décès: 1938

George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (born 1858)

Gilbert Jessop

Année de décès: 1955

Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (born 1874)

Jozef Murgaš

Année de décès: 1929

Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (born 1864)

Juan Gris

Année de décès: 1927

Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1887)

Big Jim Colosimo

Année de décès: 1920

James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (born 1878)

John D. Rockefeller Jr.

Année de décès: 1960

John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (born 1874)

Herbert Spencer Gasser

Année de décès: 1963

Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888): 169

Bob Marley

Année de décès: 1981

Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1945)

Dyre Vaa

Année de décès: 1980

Dyre Vaa, Norwegian sculptor and painter (born 1903)

Lester Flatt

Année de décès: 1979

Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1914)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 11 MAI

Anthimus of Rome

Christian feast day: Anthimus of Rome

Mamertus

Christian feast day: Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints

Gangulphus

Christian feast day: Gangulphus of Burgundy

Maiolus of Cluny

Christian feast day: Majolus of Cluny

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