International Day (1) | Birthdays (6) | Events (4) | Passed (1)
May 11, 2026
1 International Day
May 11 is recognize as the International Day of...
National Twilight Zone Day
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- Challenge yourself
6 Birthdays Today
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Eben Swift
(1854 — 1938)
Major general in the United States Army who served as the first commander of the 82nd Division, now the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Jacqueline Cochran
(1906 — 1980)
American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation as one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation
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Salvador Dali
(1904 — 1989)
Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
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Robert P. McCulloch
(1911 — 1977)
Purchased The London Bridge and moved it to Arizona
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Eda Crackenthorpe Sickles
born on May 11, 1875.
Daughter of Devil Dan Sickles and wife of the ambassador to Japan
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Harriet Quimby
(1875 — 1912)
American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter
4 Events
On This Day
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Steve Jobs does not sign autographs
It happened on May 11, 1983
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Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace
It happened on May 11, 1904
Featuring: Andrew Carnegie.
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Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia
It happened on May 11, 1751
Featuring: Thomas Bond, Benjamin Franklin.
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Albert Einstein submits for publication his paper "On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in a Stationary Liquid, as Required by the Molecular Kinetic Theory of Heat"
It happened on May 11, 1905
Albert Einstein submits for publication his paper "Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen", based on his doctoral research, delineating a stochastic model of Brow
Featuring: Albert Einstein.
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1 People Who
Passed On This Day
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Douglas Adams
(1952 — 2001)