On this day: May 11
Events
Duchy of MilanMay 11, 1395 – October 17, 1797 · World History
Battle of FontenoyMay 11, 1745 · Wars & Conflicts
Kingdom of NaplesMay 11, 1806 – March 30, 1815 · World History- Release of Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixMay 11, 1997 · Music
- Release of Brother 2May 11, 2000 · Film
- Release of ReplicantMay 11, 2001 · Film
- Release of SuperTuxMay 11, 2004 · Gaming
Founding of SafranMay 11, 2005 · Companies- Release of Demon DaysMay 11, 2005 · Music
Launch of Google TrendsMay 11, 2006 · Internet
2011 Lorca earthquakeMay 11, 2011 · Geography- Release of The Kissing BoothMay 11, 2018 · Film
- Release of Tranquility Base Hotel & CasinoMay 11, 2018 · Music
- Release of RaaziMay 11, 2018 · Film
Release of HelltakerMay 11, 2020 · Gaming
Born on this day
James StirlingMay 11, 1692 – December 5, 1770 · Science
Petrus CamperMay 11, 1722 – April 7, 1789 · Art
Henri LabrousteMay 11, 1801 – June 24, 1875 · Culture
Jean-Léon GérômeMay 11, 1824 – January 10, 1904 · Art
Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxMay 11, 1827 – October 12, 1875 · Art
Kārlis BaumanisMay 11, 1835 – January 10, 1905 · Music
Godefroid KurthMay 11, 1847 – January 4, 1916 · Culture
Wilhelm WindelbandMay 11, 1848 – October 22, 1915 · Culture
Ottmar MergenthalerMay 11, 1854 – October 28, 1899 · Technology
Anatoly LyadovMay 11, 1855 – August 28, 1914 · Music
Frederick Russell BurnhamMay 11, 1861 – September 15, 1947 · Exploration
Ethel Lilian VoynichMay 11, 1864 – July 27, 1960 · Music
Frank SchlesingerMay 11, 1871 – July 10, 1943 · Science
Theodore von KármánMay 11, 1881 – May 7, 1963 · Technology
Joseph MarxMay 11, 1882 – September 3, 1964 · Music
Irving BerlinMay 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989 · Music
Paul NashMay 11, 1889 – July 11, 1946 · Art
Martha GrahamMay 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991 · Film
Kurt GerronMay 11, 1897 – October 30, 1944 · Film
Salvador DalíMay 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989 · Film
Mikhail SholokhovMay 11, 1905 – February 21, 1984 · Culture
Haroun TazieffMay 11, 1914 – February 2, 1998 · Film
Ismail MarzukiMay 11, 1914 – May 25, 1958 · Music
Camilo José CelaMay 11, 1916 – January 17, 2002 · Culture
Richard FeynmanMay 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988 · Science
Antony HewishMay 11, 1924 – September 13, 2021 · Science
Eugene DynkinMay 11, 1924 – November 14, 2014 · Science
Marco FerreriMay 11, 1928 – May 9, 1997 · Film
Yaacov AgamMay 11, 1928 – June 21, 2026 · Art
Eva SchlossMay 11, 1929 – January 3, 2026 · Art
Edsger W. DijkstraMay 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002 · Science
Carla BleyMay 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023 · Music
Joan Margarit i ConsarnauMay 11, 1938 – February 16, 2021 · Culture
Michael GrätzelMay 11, 1944 – present · Science
Robert JarvikMay 11, 1946 – May 26, 2025 · Technology
Đorđe BalaševićMay 11, 1953 – February 19, 2021 · Film
Peter NorthMay 11, 1957 – present · Film
Tim Blake NelsonMay 11, 1964 – present · Film
Concha BuikaMay 11, 1972 – present · Music
Laetitia CastaMay 11, 1978 – present · Film
Mary Elizabeth EllisMay 11, 1979 – present · Film
Dan TrachtenbergMay 11, 1981 – present · Film
UzariMay 11, 1991 – present · Music