February 11th All Events |
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February 11th, 2055 (February 11 2055) | Event | Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor. | |
February 11th, 2008 (February 11 2008) | Event | In East Timor, assassination attempts were made on Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos-Horta. Both failed. | |
February 11th, 2008 (February 11 2008) | Death | Tom Lantos, member of the United States House of Representatives (born in 1928) | Tom Lantos Quotes |
February 11th, 2008 (February 11 2008) | Death | Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical designer (born in 1919) | |
February 11th, 2007 (February 11 2007) | Event | In Portugal, a national referendum legalizes non-therapeutic abortion when requested by the woman during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. | |
February 11th, 2007 (February 11 2007) | Death | Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (born in 1927) | |
February 11th, 2006 (February 11 2006) | Death | Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (born in 1943) | |
February 11th, 2006 (February 11 2006) | Death | Peter Benchley, American author (born in 1940) | |
February 11th, 2006 (February 11 2006) | Death | Jackie Pallo, wrestler (born in 1926) | |
February 11th, 2005 (February 11 2005) | Death | Jack L. Chalker, American author (born in 1944) | |
February 11th, 2004 (February 11 2004) | Death | Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (born in 1925) | |
February 11th, 2002 (February 11 2002) | Death | Frank Crosetti, baseball player (born in 1910) | |
February 11th, 2002 (February 11 2002) | Death | Barry Foster, British actor (born in 1931) | |
February 11th, 2000 (February 11 2000) | Death | Roger Vadim, French director (born in 1928) | |
February 11th, 2000 (February 11 2000) | Death | Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (born in 1917) | |
February 11th, 1997 (February 11 1997) | Event | Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
February 11th, 1997 (February 11 1997) | Death | Barry Evans, English actor (born in 1943) | Evans Quotes |
February 11th, 1997 (February 11 1997) | Death | Don Porter, American actor (born in 1912) | |
February 11th, 1996 (February 11 1996) | Death | Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (born in 1946) | |
February 11th, 1996 (February 11 1996) | Death | Cyril Poole, English cricketer (born in 1921) | |
February 11th, 1996 (February 11 1996) | Death | Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (born in 1930) | |
February 11th, 1994 (February 11 1994) | Birth | Dominic Janes, American actor | |
February 11th, 1994 (February 11 1994) | Death | Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (born in 1946) | |
February 11th, 1994 (February 11 1994) | Death | Sorrell Booke, American actor (born in 1930) | |
February 11th, 1994 (February 11 1994) | Death | William Conrad, American actor (born in 1920) | |
February 11th, 1992 (February 11 1992) | Birth | Taylor Lautner, American actor | |
February 11th, 1992 (February 11 1992) | Birth | Blair Dunlop, English actor | |
February 11th, 1991 (February 11 1991) | Event | UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands. | |
February 11th, 1991 (February 11 1991) | Death | Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1922) | Robert Ley Quotes |
February 11th, 1990 (February 11 1990) | Event | Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
February 11th, 1990 (February 11 1990) | Event | Buster Douglas KO s "Iron" Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan. | |
February 11th, 1990 (February 11 1990) | Birth | Princess Ayah of Jordan | |
February 11th, 1989 (February 11 1989) | Death | George O Hanlon, American actor and director (born in 1912) | |
February 11th, 1987 (February 11 1987) | Event | Philippines constitution goes into effect. | |
February 11th, 1987 (February 11 1987) | Death | Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (born in 1930) | |
February 11th, 1986 (February 11 1986) | Death | Frank Herbert, American author (born in 1920) | |
February 11th, 1986 (February 11 1986) | Death | Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (born in 1942) | |
February 11th, 1985 (February 11 1985) | Birth | Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 11th, 1985 (February 11 1985) | Birth | William Beckett, lead singer of the American rock band The Academy Is... | |
February 11th, 1985 (February 11 1985) | Death | Ben Abruzzo, American businessman and balloonist (born in 1930) | |
February 11th, 1985 (February 11 1985) | Death | Henry Hathaway, American actor and director (born in 1898) | |
February 11th, 1985 (February 11 1985) | Death | Heinz Eric Roemheld, American composer (born in 1901) | |
February 11th, 1984 (February 11 1984) | Birth | Matt Good, American musician | |
February 11th, 1984 (February 11 1984) | Birth | Aubrey O Day, American singer | |
February 11th, 1983 (February 11 1983) | Birth | Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress | |
February 11th, 1983 (February 11 1983) | Birth | Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress | |
February 11th, 1983 (February 11 1983) | Birth | Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer | |
February 11th, 1982 (February 11 1982) | Birth | Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player | |
February 11th, 1982 (February 11 1982) | Death | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (born in 1912) | |
February 11th, 1982 (February 11 1982) | Death | Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (born in 1905) | |
February 11th, 1981 (February 11 1981) | Event | 100,000 gallons (380 m?) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers. | |
February 11th, 1981 (February 11 1981) | Birth | Kelly Rowland, American singer | |
February 11th, 1981 (February 11 1981) | Birth | Scot Thompson, American soccer player | |
February 11th, 1980 (February 11 1980) | Birth | Marco Bresciano, Australian soccer player | |
February 11th, 1980 (February 11 1980) | Birth | Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer | |
February 11th, 1980 (February 11 1980) | Birth | Matthew Lawrence, American actor | |
February 11th, 1980 (February 11 1980) | Birth | Cormac McAnallen, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (died in 2004) | |
February 11th, 1979 (February 11 1979) | Event | Islamic revolution of Iran achieves victory under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. | Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes |
February 11th, 1979 (February 11 1979) | Birth | Brandy, American singer and actress | |
February 11th, 1978 (February 11 1978) | Event | Censorship: the People s Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens. | Aristotle Quotes |
February 11th, 1978 (February 11 1978) | Death | James B Conant, American chemist and university president (born in 1893) | |
February 11th, 1978 (February 11 1978) | Death | Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1904) | |
February 11th, 1977 (February 11 1977) | Birth | Mike Shinoda, American musician, Linkin Park, Fort Minor | |
February 11th, 1977 (February 11 1977) | Death | Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born in 1902) | |
February 11th, 1976 (February 11 1976) | Birth | Brice Beckham, American actor | |
February 11th, 1976 (February 11 1976) | Birth | Andre Wickstrom, Finland-Swedish comedian and actor | |
February 11th, 1976 (February 11 1976) | Death | Lee J Cobb, American actor (born in 1911) | |
February 11th, 1976 (February 11 1976) | Death | Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (born in 1894) | |
February 11th, 1976 (February 11 1976) | Death | Frank Arnau, German writer (born in 1894) | |
February 11th, 1975 (February 11 1975) | Birth | Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player | |
February 11th, 1975 (February 11 1975) | Birth | Andy Lally, American race car driver | |
February 11th, 1975 (February 11 1975) | Death | Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (born in 1931) | |
February 11th, 1974 (February 11 1974) | Birth | D Angelo, American singer | |
February 11th, 1974 (February 11 1974) | Birth | Alex Jones, American radio host | |
February 11th, 1974 (February 11 1974) | Birth | Zain Verjee, American newsreporter | |
February 11th, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Event | Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. | |
February 11th, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Birth | Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist | |
February 11th, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Birth | Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress | |
February 11th, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Birth | Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician | |
February 11th, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Death | Hans D Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1907) | |
February 11th, 1972 (February 11 1972) | Birth | Brian Daubach, American baseball player | |
February 11th, 1972 (February 11 1972) | Birth | Craig Jones, American musician | |
February 11th, 1972 (February 11 1972) | Birth | Steve Mcmanaman, English footballer | |
February 11th, 1972 (February 11 1972) | Birth | Kelly Slater, American surfer | |
February 11th, 1972 (February 11 1972) | Death | Jan Wils, Dutch architect (born in 1891) | |
February 11th, 1971 (February 11 1971) | Event | Eighty-seven countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters. | |
February 11th, 1971 (February 11 1971) | Birth | Damian Lewis, British actor | |
February 11th, 1970 (February 11 1970) | Birth | Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician | |
February 11th, 1969 (February 11 1969) | Birth | Jennifer Aniston, American actress | |
February 11th, 1968 (February 11 1968) | Event | Israeli-Jordanian border clashes. | |
February 11th, 1968 (February 11 1968) | Death | Howard Lindsay, American playwright (born in 1888) | |
February 11th, 1967 (February 11 1967) | Birth | Uwe Da?ler, German swimmer | |
February 11th, 1967 (February 11 1967) | Birth | Hank Gathers, American basketball player (died in 1990) | |
February 11th, 1967 (February 11 1967) | Birth | Scott Shay, American linguist | |
February 11th, 1965 (February 11 1965) | Birth | Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer | |
February 11th, 1964 (February 11 1964) | Event | Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus. | |
February 11th, 1964 (February 11 1964) | Event | The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France. | |
February 11th, 1964 (February 11 1964) | Event | The Beatles hold their first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. | |
February 11th, 1964 (February 11 1964) | Birth | Ken Shamrock, American martial artist | Martial Quotes |
February 11th, 1963 (February 11 1963) | Event | Julia Child s show The French Chef premieres. | Julia Child Quotes |
February 11th, 1963 (February 11 1963) | Birth | Jose Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer | |
February 11th, 1963 (February 11 1963) | Birth | Diane Franklin, American actress | |
February 11th, 1963 (February 11 1963) | Death | Sylvia Plath, American writer (born in 1932) | Sylvia Plath Quotes |
February 11th, 1962 (February 11 1962) | Birth | Tammy Baldwin, American politician | |
February 11th, 1962 (February 11 1962) | Birth | Sheryl Crow, American musician | |
February 11th, 1962 (February 11 1962) | Birth | Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist | |
February 11th, 1961 (February 11 1961) | Birth | Mary Docter, American speed skater | |
February 11th, 1961 (February 11 1961) | Birth | Carey Lowell, American actress | |
February 11th, 1960 (February 11 1960) | Birth | Nick Currie, Scottish musician | |
February 11th, 1959 (February 11 1959) | Birth | Roberto Moreno, Brazilian racing driver | |
February 11th, 1959 (February 11 1959) | Death | Marshall Teague, American race car driver (born in 1922) | |
February 11th, 1958 (February 11 1958) | Death | Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (born in 1879) | |
February 11th, 1956 (February 11 1956) | Birth | H.R., American singer | |
February 11th, 1956 (February 11 1956) | Birth | Catherine Hickland, American actress | |
February 11th, 1956 (February 11 1956) | Birth | Didier Lockwood, French violinist | |
February 11th, 1954 (February 11 1954) | Birth | Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer | |
February 11th, 1954 (February 11 1954) | Birth | Wesley Strick, American screenwriter | |
February 11th, 1954 (February 11 1954) | Death | Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (born in 1877) | |
February 11th, 1953 (February 11 1953) | Event | President Dwight Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. | |
February 11th, 1953 (February 11 1953) | Event | The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel. | |
February 11th, 1953 (February 11 1953) | Birth | Philip Anglim, American actor | |
February 11th, 1953 (February 11 1953) | Birth | Jeb Bush, American politician | |
February 11th, 1948 (February 11 1948) | Event | John Costello succeeds Eamon de Valera as Taoiseach of Ireland. | |
February 11th, 1948 (February 11 1948) | Death | Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian film director (born in 1898) | |
February 11th, 1947 (February 11 1947) | Birth | Joselito, Spanish singer | |
February 11th, 1947 (February 11 1947) | Birth | Derek Shulman, English musician | |
February 11th, 1946 (February 11 1946) | Birth | Ian Porterfield, English footballer (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1945 (February 11 1945) | Death | Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (born in 1891) | |
February 11th, 1943 (February 11 1943) | Event | World War II: General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe. | |
February 11th, 1943 (February 11 1943) | Birth | Serge Lama, French singer | |
February 11th, 1942 (February 11 1942) | Event | The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore during World War II. | |
February 11th, 1941 (February 11 1941) | Event | First Gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo". | |
February 11th, 1941 (February 11 1941) | Birth | Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician | |
February 11th, 1940 (February 11 1940) | Death | John Buchan, Governor-General of Canada (born in 1875) | John Buchan Quotes |
February 11th, 1939 (February 11 1939) | Event | Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. | |
February 11th, 1939 (February 11 1939) | Birth | Gerry Goffin, American lyricist | |
February 11th, 1939 (February 11 1939) | Birth | Jane Yolen, American author | |
February 11th, 1939 (February 11 1939) | Death | Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (born in 1874) | |
February 11th, 1938 (February 11 1938) | Event | BBC Television produces the world s first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R., which coined the term "robot". | Karel Capek Quotes |
February 11th, 1938 (February 11 1938) | Birth | Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer | |
February 11th, 1938 (February 11 1938) | Birth | Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress | |
February 11th, 1938 (February 11 1938) | Birth | Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general | |
February 11th, 1938 (February 11 1938) | Birth | Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer and songwriter (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1937 (February 11 1937) | Event | A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union. | |
February 11th, 1937 (February 11 1937) | Birth | Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer | |
February 11th, 1937 (February 11 1937) | Birth | Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 11th, 1936 (February 11 1936) | Birth | Burt Reynolds, American actor | |
February 11th, 1935 (February 11 1935) | Birth | Bent Lorentzen, Danish composer | |
February 11th, 1935 (February 11 1935) | Birth | Gene Vincent, American musician (died in 1971) | |
February 11th, 1934 (February 11 1934) | Birth | Mel Carnahan, American politician (died in 2000) | |
February 11th, 1934 (February 11 1934) | Birth | Tina Louise, American actress | |
February 11th, 1934 (February 11 1934) | Birth | Mary Quant, English fashion designer | |
February 11th, 1934 (February 11 1934) | Birth | John Surtees, MBE, English motorcycle and race car driver | |
February 11th, 1932 (February 11 1932) | Birth | Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist | |
February 11th, 1932 (February 11 1932) | Birth | Dennis Skinner, British politician | |
February 11th, 1931 (February 11 1931) | Birth | Larry Merchant, American sportswriter | |
February 11th, 1931 (February 11 1931) | Death | Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (born in 1854) | |
February 11th, 1930 (February 11 1930) | Birth | Roy De Forest, American Painter (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1929 (February 11 1929) | Event | Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. | |
February 11th, 1926 (February 11 1926) | Birth | Paul Bocuse, French chef | |
February 11th, 1926 (February 11 1926) | Birth | Alexander Gibson, British conductor | |
February 11th, 1926 (February 11 1926) | Birth | Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor | |
February 11th, 1925 (February 11 1925) | Birth | Kim Stanley, American actress (died in 2001) | |
February 11th, 1923 (February 11 1923) | Death | Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (born in 1847) | |
February 11th, 1921 (February 11 1921) | Birth | Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (died in 2006) | Lloyd Bentsen Quotes |
February 11th, 1921 (February 11 1921) | Birth | Edward Seidensticker, American scholar (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1920 (February 11 1920) | Birth | King Farouk I of Egypt (died in 1965) | |
February 11th, 1920 (February 11 1920) | Birth | Billy Halop, American actor (died in 1976) | |
February 11th, 1920 (February 11 1920) | Birth | Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general (died in 1978) | |
February 11th, 1919 (February 11 1919) | Event | Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany. | |
February 11th, 1919 (February 11 1919) | Birth | Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (died in 1995) | |
February 11th, 1919 (February 11 1919) | Birth | Eddie Robinson, American football coach (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1917 (February 11 1917) | Birth | Sidney Sheldon, American author (died in 2007) | |
February 11th, 1917 (February 11 1917) | Birth | T. Nagi Reddy, Indian revolutionary (died in 1976) | |
February 11th, 1917 (February 11 1917) | Death | Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (born in 1872) | |
February 11th, 1916 (February 11 1916) | Event | Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. | Emma Goldman Quotes |
February 11th, 1915 (February 11 1915) | Birth | Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author | |
February 11th, 1914 (February 11 1914) | Birth | Matt Dennis, American singer (died in 2002) | |
February 11th, 1912 (February 11 1912) | Birth | Roy Fuller, English writer (died in 1991) | |
February 11th, 1909 (February 11 1909) | Birth | Max Baer, American boxer and actor (died in 1959) | |
February 11th, 1909 (February 11 1909) | Birth | Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director (died in 1993) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz Quotes |
February 11th, 1908 (February 11 1908) | Birth | Philip Dunne, American screenwriter, director and producer (died in 1992) | |
February 11th, 1908 (February 11 1908) | Birth | Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist (died in 1999) | |
February 11th, 1905 (February 11 1905) | Event | Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. | |
February 11th, 1904 (February 11 1904) | Birth | Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (died in 1983) | |
February 11th, 1903 (February 11 1903) | Event | Anton Bruckner s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna. | |
February 11th, 1903 (February 11 1903) | Birth | Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (died in 1968) | |
February 11th, 1902 (February 11 1902) | Event | Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. | |
February 11th, 1902 (February 11 1902) | Birth | Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (died in 1971) | |
February 11th, 1901 (February 11 1901) | Birth | Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (died in 1980) | |
February 11th, 1900 (February 11 1900) | Birth | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (died in 2002) | Philo Quotes |
February 11th, 1900 (February 11 1900) | Birth | Josei Toda, Japanese educator (died in 1958) | |
February 11th, 1898 (February 11 1898) | Birth | Leo Szilard, Hungarian-born physicist (died in 1964) | Leo Szilard Quotes |
February 11th, 1895 (February 11 1895) | Event | The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2øC is recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This record was equalled on 10 January 1982 and again on 30 December 1995. | |
February 11th, 1894 (February 11 1894) | Birth | Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (died in 1974) | |
February 11th, 1891 (February 11 1891) | Birth | J.W. Hearne English cricketer (died in 1965) | |
February 11th, 1890 (February 11 1890) | Birth | David Drummond, Australian politician (died in 1965) | |
February 11th, 1889 (February 11 1889) | Event | Meiji constitution of Japan is adopted; the first Diet of Japan convenes in 1890. | |
February 11th, 1887 (February 11 1887) | Birth | John van Melle, South African writer (died in 1953) | |
February 11th, 1879 (February 11 1879) | Death | Honore Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (born in 1808) | |
February 11th, 1874 (February 11 1874) | Birth | Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born composer (died in 1949) | |
February 11th, 1874 (February 11 1874) | Birth | Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (died in 1953) | |
February 11th, 1873 (February 11 1873) | Event | King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates. | |
February 11th, 1873 (February 11 1873) | Birth | Feodor Chaliapin, Russian singer (died in 1938) | |
February 11th, 1869 (February 11 1869) | Birth | Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder (died in 1939) | |
February 11th, 1869 (February 11 1869) | Birth | Else Lasker-Schuler, German writer (died in 1945) | |
February 11th, 1868 (February 11 1868) | Death | Leon Foucault, French astronomer (born in 1819) | |
February 11th, 1862 (February 11 1862) | Death | Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (born in 1829) | |
February 11th, 1861 (February 11 1861) | Event | American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. | |
February 11th, 1860 (February 11 1860) | Birth | Rachilde, French author (died in 1953) | |
February 11th, 1858 (February 11 1858) | Event | The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes. | |
February 11th, 1855 (February 11 1855) | Event | Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam. | |
February 11th, 1847 (February 11 1847) | Birth | Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (died in 1931) | Thomas Alva Edison Quotes |
February 11th, 1843 (February 11 1843) | Event | Giuseppe Verdi s opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan. | |
February 11th, 1840 (February 11 1840) | Event | Gaetano Donizetti s opera La Fille du Regiment receives its first performance in Paris. | |
February 11th, 1839 (February 11 1839) | Birth | Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (died in 1903) | |
February 11th, 1833 (February 11 1833) | Birth | Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (died in 1910) | |
February 11th, 1830 (February 11 1830) | Birth | Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian musician (died in 1913) | |
February 11th, 1829 (February 11 1829) | Death | Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (born in 1795) | |
February 11th, 1826 (February 11 1826) | Event | University College London is founded under the name University of London. | |
February 11th, 1821 (February 11 1821) | Birth | Auguste-Edouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (died in 1881) | |
February 11th, 1819 (February 11 1819) | Birth | Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (died in 1890) | |
February 11th, 1814 (February 11 1814) | Event | Norway s independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union. | |
February 11th, 1813 (February 11 1813) | Birth | Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (died in 1865) | |
February 11th, 1812 (February 11 1812) | Event | Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymanders for the first time. | |
February 11th, 1812 (February 11 1812) | Birth | Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician (died in 1883) | Alexander Hamilton Quotes |
February 11th, 1809 (February 11 1809) | Event | Robert Fulton took out a patent for improvements to steamboat navigation | |
February 11th, 1808 (February 11 1808) | Event | Anthracite coal is first burned as fuel, experimentally. | |
February 11th, 1802 (February 11 1802) | Birth | Lydia Maria Child, American abolitionist (died in 1880) | |
February 11th, 1800 (February 11 1800) | Birth | William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and inventor (died in 1877) | |
February 11th, 1799 (February 11 1799) | Birth | Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (died in 1873) | |
February 11th, 1797 (February 11 1797) | Death | Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (born in 1713) | |
February 11th, 1794 (February 11 1794) | Event | First session of United States Senate open to the public. | |
February 11th, 1790 (February 11 1790) | Event | Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery. | |
February 11th, 1776 (February 11 1776) | Birth | Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (died in 1831) | |
February 11th, 1774 (February 11 1774) | Birth | Hans Jarta, Swedish political activist (died in 1847) | |
February 11th, 1764 (February 11 1764) | Birth | Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet (died in 1811) | |
February 11th, 1763 (February 11 1763) | Death | William Shenstone, English poet (born in 1714) | William Shenstone Quotes |
February 11th, 1762 (February 11 1762) | Death | Johann Tobias Krebs, German composer (born in 1690) | |
February 11th, 1755 (February 11 1755) | Birth | Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (died in 1822) | |
February 11th, 1755 (February 11 1755) | Death | Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (born in 1675) | |
February 11th, 1752 (February 11 1752) | Event | Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, opens. | |
February 11th, 1713 (February 11 1713) | Death | Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (born in 1664) | |
February 11th, 1685 (February 11 1685) | Death | David Teniers III, Flemish painter (born in 1638) | |
February 11th, 1659 (February 11 1659) | Event | The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. | |
February 11th, 1657 (February 11 1657) | Birth | Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (died in 1757) | |
February 11th, 1650 (February 11 1650) | Death | Rene Descartes, French philosopher (born in 1596) | Rene Descartes Quotes |
February 11th, 1649 (February 11 1649) | Birth | William Carstares, Scottish minister (died in 1715) | |
February 11th, 1626 (February 11 1626) | Death | Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (born in 1552) | |
February 11th, 1568 (February 11 1568) | Birth | Honore d Urfe, French writer (died in 1625) | |
February 11th, 1535 (February 11 1535) | Birth | Pope Gregory XIV (died in 1591) | |
February 11th, 1531 (February 11 1531) | Event | Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. | Henry VIII of England Quotes |
February 11th, 1511 (February 11 1511) | Death | Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon | |
February 11th, 1503 (February 11 1503) | Death | Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (born in 1466) | |
February 11th, 1466 (February 11 1466) | Birth | Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII of England (died in 1503) | |
February 11th, 1380 (February 11 1380) | Birth | Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (died in 1459) | |
February 11th, 1377 (February 11 1377) | Birth | King Ladislas of Naples (died in 1414) | |
February 11th, 1160 (February 11 1160) | Death | Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (born in 1123) | |
February 11th, 1141 (February 11 1141) | Death | Hugo of St. Victor, German philosopher and theologian | Victor Hugo Quotes |
February 11th, 0824 (February 11 0824) | Death | Pope Paschal I | |
February 11th, 0821 (February 11 0821) | Death | Saint Benedict of Aniane | |
February 11th, 0731 (February 11 0731) | Death | Pope Gregory II | Gregory I Quotes |
February 11th, 0660 (February 11 0660) | Event | Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. | |
February 11th, 0641 (February 11 0641) | Death | Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium | |