Who died on May 11

55 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 11, including Leo VI the Wise, Matteo Ricci, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

38 documented historical events happened on May 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book. On the same day, in another year: War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated those of the Pragmatic Allies at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands in present-day Belgium. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.