On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley, the soul and international face of reggae music, died of cancer in a Miami, Florida, hospital. He was only 36 years old.
On May 11, 1973, charges against Daniel Ellsberg for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed, citing government misconduct.
On May 11, 1904, Salvador Dalí, the surrealistic Spanish painter, was born.