| 1690 |
|
In
the first major engagement of King
William's War, British troops from
Massachusetts seize Port Royal in
Acadia (Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick) from the French. |
| 1745 |
|
French
forces defeat an
Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army at
Fontenoy. |
| 1792 |
|
The
Columbia River is discovered by
Captain Robert Gray. |
| 1812 |
|
British
prime Minster Spencer Perceval is
shot by a bankrupt banker in the
lobby of the House of Commons. |
| 1857 |
|
Indian
mutineers seize Delhi. |
| 1858 |
|
Minnesota
is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state. |
| 1860 |
|
Giuseppe
Garibaldi lands at Marsala, Sicily. |
| 1862 |
|
Confederates
scuttle the CSS Virginia off
Norfolk, Virginia. |
| 1864 |
|
Confederate
General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally
wounded at Yellow Tavern. |
| 1960 |
|
Israeli
soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in
Buenos Aires. |
| 1967 |
|
The
siege of Khe Sanh ends, the base is
still in American hands. |
Born on May 11 |
| 1885 |
|
"King"
Joseph Oliver, jazz cornetist and
bandleader. |
| 1888 |
|
Irving
Berlin, composer, writer of over
1,500 songs. |
| 1894 |
|
Mari
Sandoz, writer and biographer (Crazy
Horse). |
| 1895 |
|
William
Grant Still, American composer and
conductor. |
| 1904 |
|
Salvador
Dali, surrealist painter. |
| 1912 |
|
Phil
Silvers, comedian and actor. |
| 1918 |
|
Richard
Feynman, theoretical physicist. |
| 1930 |
|
Stanley
Elkin, author (George Mills). |
| 1933 |
|
Louis
Farrakhan, American religious
leader. |
