May 11, 1927 (Wednesday)
- Charles Lindbergh landed in St. Louis, 14 hours after taking off from San Diego the afternoon before. Lindbergh was "the only entrant in the Raymond Orteig $25,000 flight who plans to make the transatlantic flight alone", and was nicknamed "The Foolish Flyer" as a result.
- Born: Mort Sahl, Canadian-born comedian, in Montreal; Gene Savoy, American author, explorer, and cleric, in Bellingham, Washington (d. 2009); and Bernard Fox Welsh actor, in Port Talbot
- Died: Juan Gris, Spanish sculptor and painter (b. 1887)
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