EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 11
Monday, May 11, 2026
Day 130 of 2026 | Week 20 | 229 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of Geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland wins with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.
The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar.
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.
One hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad.
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.
Fifty-two people are killed in a bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
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.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Japanese F1 racing driver for Honda
American actress (Girl Meets World) and singer (Espresso)
American actress (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
English indie-rock singer-songwriter
Israeli actress (Unorthodox)
American NHL ice hockey right winger (Pittsburgh Penguins
Belgian football goalkeeper (Real Madrid
South African golfer (British Women's Open 2022)
American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2010
Mexican footballer (Barcelona
Scottish comedian
Polish avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer
Romanian gymnast (2x Olympic Gold 2004)
Dutch real-time strategy gamer and professional esports player (2× World Cyber Games champion)
Spanish football player (Barcelona
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