Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2026

1871 – Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and director of the Yale University Observatory (1920-41), born in New York City (d. 1943)
1882 – Joseph Marx, Austrian composer and music critic, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1964)
1909 – Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), born in London, England (d. 1952)
1918 – Richard Feynman, American theoretical physicist known for his work on quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics (1965 Nobel), born in Queens, New York (d. 1988)
1934 – Jim. Jeffords, American politician (Senator-R+I-Vermont 1989-2007, Rep-R-VT, 1975-89), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 2014)
1943 – Nancy Greene Raine OC OBC OD, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold giant slalom 1968; World C’ship gold giant slalom, combined 1968) and senator (BC), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1963 – Mark Breland, American welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 – Eric Young, infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1979 – Laphonza Butler, American politician (Senator-D-California 2023-), born in Magnolia, Mississippi
1988 – Marek Pospieszalski, Polish avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Cz?stochowa, Poland

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