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On This Day · The 131st day of the year

May 11

From 868 to 2022, May 11 gathers 1,154 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 19th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Taurus is the sign for May 11 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 11?

May 11 is the 131st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 868 and 2022. Famous people born on May 11 include Abou Diaby, Salvador Dalí and Edsger W. Dijkstra.

Released on May 11

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Outbound
  • TV Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
  • TV The Legend of Kitchen Soldier

2022

  • Game Soundfall
  • Game Source of Madness

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 868

    Diamond Sutra

  2. 1812

    Spencer Perceval

  3. 1813

    William Lawson (explorer)

  4. 1858

    Minnesota

  5. 1889

    Wham Paymaster robbery

  6. 1997

    Deep Blue (chess computer)

  7. 1998

    Pokhran-II

  8. 2010

    David Cameron

  9. 2011

    2011 Lorca earthquake

  10. 2022

    Shireen Abu Akleh

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 11

Abou Diaby

b. 1986

Salvador Dalí

b. 1904

Edsger W. Dijkstra

b. 1930

Maurice Harkless

b. 1993

Richard Feynman

b. 1918

Andrés Iniesta

b. 1984

Eric Burdon

b. 1941

Louis Farrakhan

b. 1933

Deaths

  • 2001Douglas Adams
  • 1981Bob Marley
  • 1927Juan Gris
  • 1916Karl Schwarzschild
  • 1812Spencer Perceval
  • 912Leo VI the Wise

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Anthimus of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Gangulphus of Burgundy
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed John Rochester
  • —Christian feast day: Ignatius of Laconi
  • —Christian feast day: Majolus of Cluny
  • —Christian feast day: Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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