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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 (CV-17) 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