Every yearMay 11
Everything May 11 celebrates
4 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for May 11 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eat What You Want DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | Hostess CupCake Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Mocha Torte Day | Coffee | |
| 04 | National Twilight Zone Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on May 11 in some years.
Mother's Day — 2031
Born on May 11
Historic figures
- Salvador Dalí1904–1989Spanish artist
- Richard Feynman1918–1988American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
- Camilo José Cela1916–2002Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Edsger W. Dijkstra1930–2002Dutch computer scientist and academic
- Irving Berlin1888–1989Belarusian-American pianist and composer
- Antony Hewish1924–2021English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Natasha Richardson1963–2009English actress
- Martha Graham1894–1991American dancer and choreographer
- Charles W. Fairbanks1852–1918American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President
- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach1752–1840German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1840): 94
Celebrities & public figures
- Sabrina Carpenterb. 1999American singer and actress
- Andrés Iniestab. 1984Spanish footballer
- Thibaut Courtoisb. 1992Belgian footballer
- Lana Condorb. 1997American actress
- Fermín Lópezb. 2003Spanish footballer
- Laetitia Castab. 1978French model and actress
- Yuki Tsunodab. 2000Japanese racing driver
- Tim Blake Nelsonb. 1964American actor
- Eric Burdonb. 1941English musician
- Giovani dos Santosb. 1989Mexican footballer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers May 11 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see May 11, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.