Today In History Basic Datebook-May 11th

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People on May 11th: birthdates

Yaacov Agam: 1928 (is 82 in 2010, 83 in 2011)
Artist, Palestine; Pioneer and leading exponent of optical and kinetic art, best known for his three-dimensional paintings and sculptures.
Shohreh Aghdashloo: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Actress, The Nativity Story
Coby Bell: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Actor, Third Watch's Ty Davis Jr.
Carla Bley: 1938 (is 72 in 2010, 73 in 2011)
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Organist, Bandleader, RLN:Borg
Sharron Lee Blythe-Pettijohn: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Celebrity Relative, Bill Clinton's half-sister
Eric Burdon: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)?
Rock & Roll Musician, Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, English, The Animals & War lead; MN:Victor; Most including the AP wire say May 11; some say b. Apr 5, 1941 (is 69 in 2010)
Les Chadwick: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, RFN:John Leslie; of Gerry & the Pacemakers
Roark Critchlow: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Canadian, Days Of Our Lives' Dr. Mike Horton, Passions' Dr. Ackland, Bold & The Beautiful's Arthur Harrison
Dezi James Cubiche: 2007 (is 3 in 2010, 4 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Jaime Pressly and Eric's son
Zoe D'Andrea: 1997 (is 13 in 2010, 14 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Katherine Kelly Lang and Alex's girl
Jeffrey Donovan: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Soap Actor, As The World Turns' Iony?
Louis Farrakhan: 1933 (is 77 in 2010, 78 in 2011)
Religious Leader, Muslim minister; leader of the black islam nation; million man march organizer
Frances Fisher: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Actress, Titanic
Bernard Fox: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
TV Actor, Bewitched's Dr. Bombay
Boyd Gaines: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
TV/Stage Actor, One Day at a Time's Mark Royer (married Valerie Bertinelli's character Barbara in 1982)
Mark Joel Herndon: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Country Singer, Drummer, of Alabama
Antony Hewish: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Scientist, English, won a Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of pulsars.
Kelsey Rose Isaacs: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Gabrielle Carteris & Charles' daughter
Jonathan Jackson: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Soap Actor, General Hospital's Lucky Spencer, Tuck Everlasting
Robert Jarvik: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Surgeon, Inventor, Physician, The Jarvik 7 artifical heart maker
J. J. Jeczalik: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
New Wave Keybordist, Programmer of The Art of Noise
Perttu Kivilassko: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Cellist, of Apocalyptica
Lisa Linde: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Ali McIntyre
Peggy Lynch: yr unknown
Actress, Our Gang's Margaret Kerry
Austin O'Brien: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Last Action Hero, Promised Land's Joshua Greene; some say 1981
Faith Popcorn: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Author, Prognosticatress; her name sounds like a Holy snack!
Martha Quinn: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
TV Actress, b. in Albany, NY; MTV VJ; The Bradys' Tracey (Mrs. Bobby) Brady; Mojo Nixon sang about her "Muffin"
Tim Raybon: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Country Singer, Musician, of Raybon Brothers
Jacob Walker Sabatino: 2000 (is 10 in 2010, 11 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Crystal Chappell and Michael's daughter
Mort Sahl: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Comedian, Stage Actor, Satarist, Canadian, b. in Montreal; RN:Morton Lyon Sahl
Arnie Satin: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Musician, of The Dovells
Butch Trucks: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, RN:Claude Hudson Trucks; of The Allman Bros Band
Valentino: 1932 (is 78 in 2010, 79 in 2011)
Fashion Designer, Italian, LN:Garavani; Jackie O's
Katie Wagner: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Actress, Model, daughter of Robert Wagner; guest VJ (MTV)
Keith West: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Country Musician, of Heartland

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People on May 11th: birth anniversaries

Bob Atcher: 1914=d.Oct 31, 1993 (was 79)
Country Singer
Irving Berlin: 1888=d.Sep 22, 1989 (was 101)
Composer, Songwriter, Russian, b. in Temun; RN:Israel Isidore Baline; Wrote 1500 songs incl God Bless America, White Christmas, Easter Parade, There's No Buisiness Like Show Business, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Puttin' on the Ritz, Annie Get Your Gun, This is the Army, Always; wrote 19 Bway musicals, 18 movie scores; founded ASCAP
Foster Brooks: 1912=d.Dec 20, 2001 (was 89)
Actor, Comedian, Singer, b. in Louisville, KY; New Bill Cosby Show, Mork & Mindy's Mr. Miles Sternhagen
Beryl Bryden: 1920=d.Jul 14, 1998 (was 78)
Jazz Singer
Chang And Eng Bunker: 1811=d.Jul 17, 1874 (was 63)
Siamese Twin, original siamese twins; b. Siam (now Thailand)
Tutti Camarata: 1913=d.2005
Bandleader, Arranger, Trumpeter, FN:Salvador 'Toots'; Big Band era biggie
Salvadore Dali: 1904=d.Jan 23, 1989 (was 84)
Painter, Spanish, surrealist movement founder
Charles Warren Fairbanks: 1852=d.Jun 4, 1918 (was 66)
Vice President, 26th U.S. Vice President 1905-9; he was sometimes referred to as "the last of America's log-cabin statesmen."
Marco Ferreri: 1928=d.May 9, 1997 (was 68)
Movie Director, Italian
Richard P. Feynman: 1918=d.Feb 15, 1988 (was 69)
Physicist, Author, Physical Law, Nobel 1965
Wanda Gag: 1893=d.????
Children's Author, Painter, Millions of Cats
Alma Gluck: 1884=d.Oct 27, 1938 (was 54)
Opera Soprano, Romanian, RN:Reba Fiersohn; Efrem Zimbalist's wife, Efrem Jr.'s mom, Stephanie's grandmother
Martha Graham: 1894=d.Apr 1, 1991 (was 96)
Choreographer, Ballet Dancer, b. in Allegheny, Pa.; the Michelangelo of modern dance, 75+ years!
Walter A. Haas: 1889=d.Dec 7, 1979 (was 90)
Businessperson, executive credited with saving the foundering Levi Strauss & Co., the major manufacturer of "blue jean" denim pants.
J. C. "Higgy" Higginbotham: 1906=d.May 26, 1973 (was 67)
Jazz Musician, Trombonist, RFN:Jay
Doug McClure: 1935=d.Feb 5, 1995 (was 59)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Glendale, Ca.; Coyboy star; Checkmate's Jed Sills, The Virginian's Trampas, Barbary Coast, Roots' Jemmy Brent, Out of This World's Mayor Kyle Applegate; some say b. 1938
Ottmar Mergenthaler: 1854=d.Oct 28, 1899 (was 45)
Inventor, American, German, the inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine
Henry Jr. Morgenthau: 1891=d.Feb 6, 1967 (was 75)
Government Official, US Secretary of the Treasury (1934-45)
Baron Karl Munchhausen: 1720=d.Feb 22, 1797 (was 76)
Revolutionary, Soldier, German, storyteller, some of whose tales were the basis for "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen."
King "Papa Joe" Oliver: 1885=d.Apr 8, 1938 (was 52)
Bandleader, Jazz Performer, Cornetist, Composer, RFN:Joseph; Louis Armstrong's teacher
Herbert Philbrick: 1915=d.Aug 16, 1993 (was 78)
Author, Spy, I Led Three Lives; U.S. counterintelligence agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who spied on the Communist Party of the United States during the 1940s.
Denver Pyle: 1920=d.Dec 25, 1997 (was 77)
TV/Movie Actor, Roy Rogers & Gene Autry's frequent supp actor, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp's Ben Thompson, Code 3, Tammy's Grandpa Tarleton, Doris Day Show's Buck Webb, Karen, Grizzly Adams' Mad Jack, The Dukes of Hazzard's Uncle Jesse Duke, Dallas' Blackie Callahan
Natasha Richardson: 1963=d.Mar 18, 2009 (was 45)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English, b. in London; Vanessa Redgrave & Tony's daughter, Lynn's niece, Sir Michael's granddaughter, Liam Neeson's wife; Evening
Dame Margaret Rutherford: 1892=d.May 22, 1972 (was 80)
Movie Actress, Comedienne, English
Bidu Sayao: 1902=d.Mar 12, 1999 (was 96)
Opera Soprano, Brazilian, b. in Rio de Janeiro
Frank Schlesinger: 1871=d.Jul 10, 1943 (was 72)
Astronomer, pioneered in the use of photography to map stellar positions and to measure stellar parallaxes, from which the most direct determinations of distance can be made.
Phil Silvers: 1912=d.Nov 1, 1985 (was 73)
TV/Stage Actor, Comedian, b. in Brooklyn; High Button Shoes, Top Banana, The Phil Silvers Show's (aka You'll Never Get Rich) M/Sgt. Ernie Bilko, New Phil Silvers Show's Harry Grafton, The Beverly Hillbillies' Shifty Shafer; RN:Philip Silversmith
Kent Taylor: 1907=d.Apr 11, 1987 (was 79)
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Louis Weiss; Boston Blackie star, B movies 30-70s; some say 1906
Frank Thring: 1926=d.Dec 29, 1994 (was 68)
Movie Actor, El Cid, Ben-Hur
Theodore Von Karman: 1881=d.May 6, 1963 (was 81)
Engineer, Hungarian, aeronautical; designed the Bell X-1 airplane that was the 1st to break the sound barrier
Doodles Weaver: 1911=d.Jan 13, 1983 (was 71)
Novelty Musician, Variety Show Host, Comedian, Lunatic comic member of Spike Jones & the City Slickers; RN:Winstead Sheffield Glendening Dixon; brother of Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, ex-NBC president, who in turn is Sigourney's father; d. Jan 17?

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People on May 11th: death anniversaries

Douglas Adams: 2001 (was 49)/b.Mar 11, 1952
Author, Novelist, English, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life,the Universe & Everything, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Mostly Harmless
Walter Sydney Adams: 1956 (was 79)/b.Dec 20, 1876
Astronomer, director of Mount Wilson
Lester Raymond Flatt: 1979 (was 64)/b.Jun 28, 1914
Country Singer/Guitarist, b. in Overton County, TN; Bluegrass style; with Earl Scruggs for Ballad of Jed Clampett; or b. June 14 or 19?
Gene Jr. Fowler: 1998 (was 80)/b.May 27, 1917
Movie Director, I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Frederick William Goudy: 1947 (was 82)/b.Mar 8, 1865
Designer, Printer, Type designer
Chester Gould: 1985 (was 84)/b.Nov 20, 1900
ComicStrip Cartoonist, b. in Pawnee, OK; Dick Tracy creator
John Hart: 1779/b.1711
Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer
Carlos "Danny" Herrera: 1992 (was 90)/b.Jul 21, 1901
Inventor, Margaritas
Johnny Hodges: 1970 (was 63)/b.Jul 25, 1906
Jazz Performer, Alto-sax, Soprano-sax, NN:Rabbit or Jeep; alto & soprano sax; w/ Duke Ellington's band; some say 1907
William Dean Howells: 1920 (was 83)/b.Mar 1, 1837
Novelist, Critic, Editor
Barbara Hutton: 1979 (was 66)/b.Nov 14, 1912
Socialite, Woolworth heiress; wed 7x's
Walter Hyatt: 1996 (was 46)/b.Oct 25, 1949
Country Singer, Songwriter
Herbie Kay: 1944 (was 40)/b.yr unknown
Singer, Dorothy Lamour's ex-
Thomas Andrew Knight: 1838 (was 78)/b.Aug 12, 1759
Scientist, British, Horticulturist
Bob Marley: 1981 (was 36)/b.Feb 6, 1945
HALL OF FAMER, Reggae Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Composer, Jamaican, Lead singer of Bob Marley & The Wailers; Has Holiday in Jamaica; RFN:Robert Nesta; bdate acc to tradition though no Jamacian birth certificate exists; April 6 was his DOB according to his passport; d. in a Miami hospital of brain and lung cancer.
Elizabeth McDonald: 1992 (was 98)/b.Feb 24, 1894
Inventor, Spic & Span
Howard Morton: 1997 (was 71)/b.May 15, 1925
Actor, Gimme a Break's Police Officer Ralph Simpson
Robert Treat Paine: 1814 (was 83)/b.Mar 11, 1731
Judge/Jurist, Minister; Declaration of Independence signer; founded American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Harold "Kim" Philby: 1988 (was 76)/b.Jan 1, 1912
Spy, master spy
William The Elder Pitt: 1778 (was 69)/b.Nov 15, 1708
Statesman, British, NN:The Great Commoner
Noel Redding: 2003 (was 57)/b.Dec 25, 1945
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Bassist, Guitarist, Songwriter, English, of Jimi Hendrix Experience
John D. Jr. Rockefeller: 1960 (was 86)/b.Jan 29, 1874
Philanthropist, Financier, MN:David
Al Simon: 2000 (was 88)/b.yr unknown
TV Producer, Burns and Allen, Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Mr. Ed, Petticoat Junction
Frankie Thomas: 2006 (was 85)/b.Apr 9, 1921
Actor, Author, Producer, Bridge Player, One Man's Family's Cliff Barbour, Tom Cordett Space Cadet star, bridge (cards) expert; Frank's son
Otto Von Guericke: 1686 (was 83)/b.Nov 20, 1602
Physicist, Inventor, German, demonstrated the vacuum, also invented the first air pump.
John Whitehead: 2004 (was 55)/b.Jul 2, 1948
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of McFadden & Whitehead

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General events on May 11th

In 1752, the first U.S. fire insurance policy was issued in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Government and Politics on May 11th

In 330, A.D., Constantinople was established as a new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for the Eastern Roman Empire. It's now Istanbul, not Constantinople, it's Istanbul.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on May 11th

In 1745, During the War of the Austrian Succession, French forces besieged Tournai and defeated the English and their allies at the Battle of Fontenoy. The English lost over 7,000 killed or wounded.

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Royalty and Religious events on May 11th

In 1816, the American Bible Society was formed in New York City.

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Human Achievement and Science events on May 11th

In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip to the Western Hemisphere.

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Arts and Prose events on May 11th

In 1982, Faithful readers of ABIGAIL VAN BUREN's syndicated advice column were shocked when she revealed she sometimes recycled her letters without labeling them as such.

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Weird and Other events on May 11th

In 1955, 05 x 11 = 55

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"teachers have class."

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"Anarchy may not be the best form of government, but it's better than no government at all"

Another Random Thought...
"AAAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse Anonymous"

And Another Random Thought...
"The game's a little bit wide open again"

Still Another Random Thought...
"Don't fall before you're pushed"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"ATTENTION.... Elvis has left the echo"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"Authority tends to assign jobs to those least able to do them."

Computer Tagline...
"My other computer is a Compaq 386"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"A while ago, I went skiing in England. It was a rare package: two weeks in England, one night in Connecticut, two weeks in England. I said, "Yes, I'll take it." I got on this chairlift with this guy I didn't know. We went halfway up the mountain without saying a word. Then he turned to me and said, "You know, this is the first time I've gone skiing in ten years." I said, "Why did you take such a long time off?" He said, "I was in prison. Want to know why?" I said, "Not really. Well, you better tell me why." He said, "I pushed a total stranger off a Ferris wheel." I said, "I remember you.""

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"Your car stereo costs more than your car."

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"CHICLEXODUS n. Any attempt by a gum ball to sneak out of the chute and roll past the buyer."

Today's Book Hype...
"Bad Gardeners: Wilt Plant"

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"MAN EATING PIRANHA MISTAKENLY SOLD AS PET FISH"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You sit doubled over and scrunched sideways."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Digital control - What your fingers do on the TV remote. "

Today's Daffynition...
"Work is the slow, dragging fingernail on the blackboard of life."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What does Hannibal Lecter like to call Anna Nicole Smith? An extra extra value meal!"

Today's They Do It...
"ASTRONOMERS do it only at night"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD FOOTBALLERS never die, they just kick the bucket"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"Man is the only animal that blushes -- or needs to"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Fuzzy logic"

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"one lie or one peanut...one leads to another."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"And look....no split ends! - Worf"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
...hesitation ... is an hereditary trait of your species, and suddenly faced by the unknown, or imminent danger, a human will invariably experience a split second of indecision. He hesitates. -- Spock, "Obsession," stardate 3620.7.

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Just one of the boys, eh? Just one if the boys with an IQ of 2005. -- Star Trek. Guinan and Q, "Deja Q"

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