On this day: 11 May

Selected events and births on 11 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 868 – A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book. Read more: Diamond Sutra Tang dynasty
• 1858 – Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted as the 32nd U.S. state. Read more: Minnesota Minnesota Territory
• 1894 – In response to a 28-percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on strike in Illinois, bringing rail traffic west of Chicago to a halt. Read more: Pullman Company Pullman Strike Illinois
• 1910 – Glacier National Park was established in the U.S. state of Montana. Read more: Glacier National Park (U.S.) Montana
• 1981 – Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats (performers pictured), opened at the New London Theatre. Read more: Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (musical) Gillian Lynne Theatre
• 1997 – Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion. Read more: Deep Blue (chess computer) Garry Kasparov Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
• 2010 – Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats. Read more: Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Leader of the Labour Party (UK)

Born on this day

• 1951 – Ed Stelmach, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Alberta Read more: Ed Stelmach Premier of Alberta
• 1995 – Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer Read more: Gelson Martins
• 1995 – Sachia Vickery, American tennis player Read more: Sachia Vickery
• 1996 – Adin Hill, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Adin Hill
• 1997 – Coi Leray, American rapper and singer Read more: Coi Leray
• 1997 – Lana Condor, American actress Read more: Lana Condor
• 1998 – Viktória Kužmová, Slovak tennis player Read more: Viktória Hrunčáková
• 1999 – Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress Read more: Sabrina Carpenter
• 2000 – Yūki Tsunoda, Japanese racing driver Read more: Yuki Tsunoda
• 2000 – Wang Chuqin, Chinese table tennis player Read more: Wang Chuqin
• 2003 – Fermín López, Spanish footballer Read more: Fermín López
• 2006 – Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Konsta Helenius

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