On This Day - May 11th 1812 – British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.
On This Day - May 11th 1820 – HMS Beagle, the ship which would later take Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage, is launched.
On This Day - May 11th 1858 – Minnesota becomes the 32nd U.S. state.
On This Day - May 11th 1867 – Luxembourg gains its independence.
On This Day - May 11th 1924 – Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merge their companies to form Mercedes-Benz.
On This Day - May 11th 1949 – Israel joins the United Nations.
On This Day - May 11th 1960 – In Buenos Aires Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
On This Day - May 11th 1960 – The first contraceptive pill goes on sale.
On This Day - May 11th 1985 – Fifty-six spectators die when a stand catches fire during a football match in Bradford, England.
On This Day - May 11th 1995 – In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 11th 1571 – Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1799 – John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1888 – Irving Berlin, American composer (d. 1989)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1892 – Margaret Rutherford, English actress (d. 1972)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1904 – Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter (d. 1989)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1911 – Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (d. 1985)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1941 – Today is the birthday of Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
Born On This Day - May 11th 1950 – Today is the birthday of Jeremy Paxman, British television presenter, journalist and author.
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