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This Week’s Birthdays – Week of May 11

May 11, 1904 – Salvador Dalí, a prominent Spanish surrealist painter.

Salvador Dalí

May 12, 1968 – Tony Hawk, an American former professional skateboarder and actor.

Tony Hawk

May 13, 1717 – Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina, the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg.

Maria Theresia's statue

May 14, 1929 – “Gump” Worsley, a professional ice hockey goaltender.

Lorne Worsley

May 15, 1909 – James Neville Mason, an American actor.

James Mason

May 16, 1964 – John Thomas Salley, a retired American professional basketball player, actor and talk show host.

John Salley Jersey

May 17, 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor.

Sugar Ray Leonard