Events of May 11 in Belarusian and world history.

A day in history

1855

- The Vilnius Museum of Antiquities was founded.

1916

-

Albert Einstein

first publicly presents his general theory of relativity.

Graffiti dedicated to Albert Einstein in Minsk

1927

- The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.

The first president of the Academy was actor

Douglas Fairbanks

, who proposed to establish an award known as the "Oscar".

The first Oscar ceremony took place in 1929.

Lady Gaga and Lisa Minnelli at the 94th Academy Awards, Los Angeles, March 27, 2022

1928

- Regular television broadcasts begin in New York City.

1955

- A meeting of the eight countries of the socialist bloc begins in Warsaw, culminating in the creation of the Warsaw Pact.

1994 - a monument to

Kirill Turovsky

is erected in Turov

.

Monument to Cyril of Turau in Turov

2011

- The trial of former presidential candidates

Mikola Statkevich

and

Dzmitry Vus

, as well as participants of the Square

Andrei Paznyak

,

Alyaksandr Klaskouski

,

Alyaksandr Kviatkevich

,

Artsyom

Hrybkou and

Dzmitry Bulanau has started in Minsk

.

All of them were accused of riots.

2017

- Naviband reaches the final of Eurovision-2017.

This was the first time that Belarus was represented at the contest with a song in Belarusian.

Born on this day

1904

-

Salvador Dali

, Spanish surrealist artist.

Salvador Dali "The Triumph of Memory"

1916

-

Camillo

Jose Sella , Spanish writer, winner of the 1989 Nobel Prize.

1947

-

Raisa

Borovikova, Belarusian writer and translator.

In memory

1981

-

Bob Marley

, Jamaican musician and composer.

Bob Marley

1990

-

Venedikt Yerafeev,

Russian writer.