February 11th 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, 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, 1997 (February 11 1997) | Event | Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
February 11th, 1991 (February 11 1991) | Event | UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands. | |
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, 1987 (February 11 1987) | Event | Philippines constitution goes into effect. | |
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, 1979 (February 11 1979) | Event | Islamic revolution of Iran achieves victory under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. | Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes |
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, 1973 (February 11 1973) | Event | Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. | |
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, 1968 (February 11 1968) | Event | Israeli-Jordanian border clashes. | |
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, 1963 (February 11 1963) | Event | Julia Child s show The French Chef premieres. | Julia Child Quotes |
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, 1948 (February 11 1948) | Event | John Costello succeeds Eamon de Valera as Taoiseach of Ireland. | |
February 11th, 1943 (February 11 1943) | Event | World War II: General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe. | |
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, 1939 (February 11 1939) | Event | Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. | |
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, 1937 (February 11 1937) | Event | A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union. | |
February 11th, 1929 (February 11 1929) | Event | Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. | |
February 11th, 1919 (February 11 1919) | Event | Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany. | |
February 11th, 1916 (February 11 1916) | Event | Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. | Emma Goldman Quotes |
February 11th, 1905 (February 11 1905) | Event | Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. | |
February 11th, 1903 (February 11 1903) | Event | Anton Bruckner s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna. | |
February 11th, 1902 (February 11 1902) | Event | Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. | |
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, 1889 (February 11 1889) | Event | Meiji constitution of Japan is adopted; the first Diet of Japan convenes in 1890. | |
February 11th, 1873 (February 11 1873) | Event | King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates. | |
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, 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, 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, 1826 (February 11 1826) | Event | University College London is founded under the name University of London. | |
February 11th, 1814 (February 11 1814) | Event | Norway s independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union. | |
February 11th, 1812 (February 11 1812) | Event | Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymanders for the first time. | |
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, 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, 1752 (February 11 1752) | Event | Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, opens. | |
February 11th, 1659 (February 11 1659) | Event | The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. | |
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, 0660 (February 11 0660) | Event | Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. | |