Australian actress, singer, and model, Holly Valance celebrates her birthday. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 11 May?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Australian actress, singer, and model, Holly Valance celebrates her birthday. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 11 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 11 MAY
2016 | An ISIL bombing in Baghdad killed at least 103 people.
2014 | Tear gas thrown into soccer stands by police officers in Kinshasa in a stampede resulted in the killing of fifteen people and 46 injuries.
1994 | On this day in South Africa, 6 white racists were sentenced to death.
2013 | Fifty-two people were killed in a bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey.
1985 | Fifty-six spectators died and more than 200 were injured in the Bradford City stadium fire.
1970 | The 1970 Lubbock tornado killed 26 and caused $250 million in damage.
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BIRTHDAYS
1970 | English cyclist, Jason Queally.
1932 | Italian fashion designer, Valentino Garavani.
1969 | Dutch runner, Simon Vroemen.
1983 | Australian actress, singer, and model, Holly Valance.
1974 | English-Welsh footballer, and coach, Darren Ward.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2009 | Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Abel Goumba, 83.
2019 | American murderer, Thomas Silverstein,67.
2005 | Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence, Léo Cadieux, 97.
2001 | English novelist and screenwriter, Douglas Adams, 49.
2021 | American actor, producer, and director, Norman Lloyd, 107
SPORTS
1985 | The tragedy occurred on this day in a Bradford v Lincoln City match at Valley Parade when a thrown match ignited a fire at the main wooden stand. Over 50 people were killed and at least 250 were injured.
ENTERTAINMENT
2007 | The 20th Century Fox released the “28 Weeks Later” film theatrically released on this day in the United Kingdom.
AFRICA FACT
Bikku Bitti, also known as Bette Peak, is the tallest mountain in Libya at 2 266 meters (7 434 feet). It is located on the Dohone plateau of the Tibesti Mountains in southern Libya, near the Chad border.
