Born on May 11

Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency (1594-1650), Princess of Condé, was one of the most celebrated beauties of the French court. Coveted by the aging King Henry IV, her marriage to Henry II of Bourbon-Condé sparked a diplomatic crisis when the couple fled to the Spanish Netherlands.

Laskarína Bouboulína was a Greek heroine of the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Arming and financing her own war fleet, she took an active part in naval combat from 1821, most notably during the blockade of Nafplio. She is the only woman to have received the honorary title of admiral in the Russian Imperial Navy.

Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker, a major figure of Surrealism. Famous for his dreamlike world and his “paranoiac-critical” method, he became one of the most eccentric and publicized artists of the 20th century.

A major Spanish writer of the 20th century, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1989. A key figure in the revival of the Spanish post-war novel, he is the author of “The Family of Pascual Duarte” and “The Hive.”

American physicist (1918–1988), Nobel Prize in Physics 1965 for his work on quantum electrodynamics. Pioneer of Feynman diagrams and a legendary figure in science communication.

Antony Hewish (1924-2021) was a British radio astronomer. He led the work that resulted in the discovery of pulsars in 1967 and received the Nobel Prize in Physics for it in 1974, shared with Martin Ryle.

Carla Bley (1936-2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. A leading figure of the avant-garde, she left her mark on free jazz and large-ensemble composition, notably with her jazz opera *Escalator over the Hill*.