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May 11:

Events

• 1891 - The Ōtsu incident: Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Imperial Russia (later Nicholas II) suffers a critical head injury during a sword attack by Japanese policeman Tsuda Sanzō. He is rescued by Prince George of Greece and Denmark.
• 1945 - World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power.

Births

• 1571 - Niwa Nagashige (d. 1637), daimyo
• 1948 - Shigeru Izumiya, singer, actor, and poet
• 1963 - Masatoshi Hamada, comedian and actor
• 1973 - Tsuyoshi Ogata, runner
• 1985 - Sifow, singer
• 1988 - Ami Nakashima, singer and dancer