Today in History for 11th May 2018:
Historical Events
1749 – British parliament accepts Consolidation Act, to reorganise the Royal Navy
1887 – 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25
1944 – Opposition group surprise attack post office Washer
1972 – John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show
1973 – Ground-breaking Indian crime film “Zanjeer” directed by Prakash Mehra and starring “The Angry Young Man” Amitabh Bachchan released
2010 – David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after forming a coalition government between the Liberal Democrats and his own Conservative Party
Famous Birthdays
1838 – Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912)
1855 – Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)
1927 – Anthony Hollis, British High Court Judge, (d. 2003)
1932 – Valentino [Garavani], fashion designer, born in Milan, Italy
1964 – Bobby Witt, pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Arlington, Virginia
1982 – Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician (Glee, Monte Carlo), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
1927 – Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40
1982 – Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer
1991 – Ho Dam, foreign minister North-Korea (1970-83), dies
1996 – Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85
2005 – Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)
2006 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer, dies at 71