Today in History for 11th May 2025
Historical Events
1862 – Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia
1958 – US performs its second atmospheric nuclear test of the day, this one at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands
1972 – Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Wayne Cashman scores twice as Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 3-0 to take title, 4-2
1977 – Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game
2014 – Thousands protest against the construction of a waste incineration plant in Hangzhou, China
Famous Birthdays
1827 – Septimus Winner, American songwriter (Listen To The Mockingbird), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1902)
1917 – Montague Woodhouse, British military officer and politician (organized the resistance forces in Crete WWII, MI6 agent), born in England (d. 2001)
1925 – Edward J. King, American politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (1979-83), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
1971 – Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1977 – Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
Famous Deaths
1923 – Henry Martyn Robert, American soldier and parliamentarian (Robert’s Rules of Order), dies at 86
1935 – Edward Herbert Thompson, American archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78
1976 – Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (Finlandia House) and designer, dies at 78
1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician (“Exodus”; “One Love”; “No Woman No Cry”; “Three Little Birds”), dies of brain and lung cancer at 36
2022 – Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist (Al Jazeera), shot and killed by Israeli forces at 51
