May 11
People born on this day are Taurus.
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Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia.
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An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers and wounding three.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War.
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
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The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Fifty-two people are killed in a bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey.
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Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa, DRC, in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into soccer stands by police officers.
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The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar.
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Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while covering a raid in Jenin. Israel eventually admitted and apologized for the murder, after initial denials.
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Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
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The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.
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2006Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player
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2003Fermín López, Spanish footballer
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2000Yūki Tsunoda, Japanese racing driver
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2000Wang Chuqin, Chinese table tennis player
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1999Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress
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1998Viktória Kužmová, Slovak tennis player
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1997Coi Leray, American rapper and singer
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1997Lana Condor, American actress
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1996Adin Hill, Canadian ice hockey player
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1995Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer
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1995Sachia Vickery, American tennis player
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1995Shira Haas, Israeli actress
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