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February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 323 days remaining until the end of the year (324 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events and trends 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. also known as Kamuyamato Iwarebiko; given name Wakamikenu no Mikoto or Sano no Mikoto, born according to the legendary account in the Kojiki on
55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. Year 55 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. For the 1669 Tragedy by French Dramatist Jean Racine, see Britannicus (play. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. The assault on Copenhagen 11 February 1659 was a major battle during the Northern Wars, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, opens. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Pennsylvania Hospital ("Pennsy" is a Hospital in Center City Philadelphia currently affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1790 - Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
1808 - Anthracite coal is first burned as fuel, experimentally. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Anthracite ( Greek Ανθρακίτης literally "a type of coal" from Anthrax, coal is a hard compact variety of mineral Coal that has a high
1809 - Robert Fulton took out a patent for improvements to steamboat navigation
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymanders for the first time. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Fulton ( November 14, 1765 &ndash February 24, 1815) was a U A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Elbridge Thomas Gerry (ˈgɛri (July 17 1744 November 23 1814 was an American statesman and diplomat Gerrymandering is a form of redistribution in which electoral district or Constituency boundaries are manipulated for electoral advantage
1814 - Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kalmar Union ( Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Kalmarunionen) is a historiographical term meaning a series of Personal
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment receives its first performance in Paris. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. La fille du régiment ( The Daughter of the Regiment) is an Opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common I Lombardi alla prima crociata ( The Lombards on the First Crusade) is an Operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Tewodros II ( Ge'ez ቴዎድሮስ also known as Theodore II) (c The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary Salama III (died 25 October 1867) was Abuna, or head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (1841 - 1867
1858 - The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary Saint Bernadette (born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous January 7 1844 – April 16 1879) was a miller's daughter from the town of Lourdes ( Occitan: Lorda) is a town and commune situated in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, lying in the first Pyrenean
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Background Prince Amedeo of Savoy was born in Turin, Italy. He was the second son of Victor Emmanuel II (King of Piedmont, Savoy
1889 - Meiji constitution of Japan is adopted; the first Diet of Japan convenes in 1890. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The, more commonly known as the Imperial or Meiji Constitution, was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan from 29 November 1890 until 2 May 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
1895 - The lowest ever UK temperature of -27. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 2°C is recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. This record was equalled on 10 January 1982 and again on 30 December 1995. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
1902 - Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
1903 - Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 &ndash 11 October 1896 was an Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and Motets Anton Bruckner 's Symphony No 9 in D minor is the last Symphony upon which he worked leaving the last movement incomplete at the time of his death in 1896. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
1905 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the Vehementer Nos was a papal Encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius X on November 2, 1906.
1916 - Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Emma Goldman (June 27 1869 – May 14 1940 was an anarchist known for her political activism writing and speeches Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent
1919 - Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friedrich Ebert ( February 4, 1871 February 28, 1925) was a German Politician ( SPD) who served as The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state.
1929 - Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic The Lateran Treaty is one of the Lateran Pacts of 1929 or Lateran Accords, three agreements made in 1929 between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy
1937 - A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International
1938 - 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". Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Karel Čapek ( pronounced) ( January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938 was one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots is a Science fiction play by Karel Čapek. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements
1939 - Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta
1941 - First Gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred
1942 - The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore during World War II. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Bukit Timah was a battle fought during World War II on 11 February 1942 in Singapore between the Allied forces Singapore World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
1943 - World War II: General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
1948 - John Costello succeeds Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach of Ireland. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Costello may refer to John Costello (baseball, MLB pitcher John A Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
1953 - President Dwight Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Julius Rosenberg (May 12 1918 &ndash June 19 1953 and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28 1915 &ndash June 19 1953 were American Communists who were executed
1953 - The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
1963 - Julia Child's show The French Chef premieres. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia Child (born Julia Carolyn McWilliams August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was a famous American cook, Author The French Chef was an influential early television Cooking show created by Julia Child, and produced and broadcast by WGBH in Boston
1964 - Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Limassol or Lemesos ( Greek: Λεμεσός, Lemesos; Turkish: Limasol, alt Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
1964 - The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1968 - Israeli-Jordanian border clashes. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
1971 - Eighty-seven countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Seabed Arms Control Treaty (or Seabed Treaty) is a multilateral agreement between the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and 84 A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
1973 - Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
1978 - Censorship: the People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Aristotle (Greek Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC was a Greek philosopher a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. William Shakespeare ( baptised
1979 - Islamic revolution of Iran achieves victory under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Iranian Revolution' (mostly known as the Islamic Revolution, Persian: انقلاب اسلامی Enghelābe Eslāmi was the Revolution that transformed Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989
1981 - 100,000 gallons (380 m³) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide The Sequoyah Nuclear power plant is located on 525 acres (21 km²located 7 miles east of Soddy-Daisy Tennessee, and 20 miles north of Chattanooga abutting Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
1987 - Philippines constitution goes into effect. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison is a low-security Prison near Paarl in the valley of the Dwars River in the Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
1990 - Buster Douglas KO's "Iron" Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion who scored one of the most shocking upsets in sports officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
1991 - UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO) formed in 1991 is a democratic International organization. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO) formed in 1991 is a democratic International organization. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into
2007 - In Portugal, a national referendum legalizes non-therapeutic abortion when requested by the woman during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. An
2008 - In East Timor, assassination attempts were made on Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos-Horta. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20 1946 is a former militant who was the first President of East José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President Both failed.

Births

1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. Ladislas the Magnanimous (also spelled Ladislaus; July 14, 1376 / February 11, 1377 &ndash August 6 1414)
1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (d. (Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini ( February 11, 1380 – October 30, 1459) was one of the most important Italian humanists. 1459)
1466 - Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII of England (d. Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 &ndash 11 February 1503 was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, whom she married in 1486 1503)
1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (d. Pope Gregory XIV ( February 11, 1535 &ndash October 16, 1591) born Niccolò Sfondrati, was Pope from December 1591)
1568 - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. Honoré d'Urfé marquis de Valromey comte de Châteauneuf ( February 11, 1568 - June 1, 1625) was a French Novelist and 1625)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. William Carstares (also Carstaires) ( February 11, 1649 – December 28, 1715) Scottish Clergyman, was born 1715)
1657 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, also referred to as Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle ( 11 February 1657 &ndash 9 January 1757) was 1757)
1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Albert Christoph Dies (1755-1822 was a minor German painter and composer 1822)
1764 - Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet (d. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier ( February 11, 1764 - January 10, 1811) was a French Poet, Dramatist and 1811)
1774 - Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hans Järta (originally Hans Hierta) (1774 - 1847 was a Swedish administrator and revolutionary 1847)
1776 - Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (Κόμης Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας - Komis Ioannis Kapodistrias in Giovanni Capo d'Istria Conte Capo d'Istria Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 1831)
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau CSC ( February 11, 1799 &ndash January 20, 1873) was the French 1873)
1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and inventor (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. William Henry Fox Talbot (11 February 1800 – 17 September 1877 was the inventor of the negative / positive photographic process the precursor to most photographic processes of 1877)
1802 - Lydia Maria Child, American abolitionist (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Lydia Maria Child ( February 11 1802 &ndash July 7 1880) was an American Abolitionist, Women's rights activist 1880)
1812 - Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This is an article about the Confederate Vice President For the shipbuilding company see Alexander Stephen and Sons Alexander Hamilton Stephens ( 1883)
1813 - Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Ludwig ( February 11, 1813 &ndash February 25, 1865) was a German dramatist novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in 1865)
1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Samuel Parkman Tuckerman ( February 11, 1819 &ndash June 30, 1890) was an American composer 1890)
1821 - Auguste-Édouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The French scholar and archaeologist François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette ( February 11, 1821 &ndash January 19, 1881) was the foremost 1881)
1830 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian musician (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff ( February 11, 1830 &ndash November 3, 1913) was a classical Musician and Composer who studied 1913)
1833 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Melville Weston Fuller ( February 11 1833 &ndash July 4 1910) was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910 The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1910)
1839 - Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Josiah Willard Gibbs ( February 11, 1839 &ndash April 28, 1903) was an American theoretical Physicist, Chemist 1903)
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1931)
1860 - Rachilde, French author (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Rachilde was the nom de plume of Marguerite Vallette-Eymery a French author who was born February 11, 1860 in Périgueux, Périgord 1953)
1869 - Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Helene Kröller-Müller ( February 11, 1869 &ndash December 14, 1939) was one of the first European women to put together a major art collection 1939)
1869 - Else Lasker-Schüler, German writer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Else Lasker-Schüler ( February 11, 1869 &ndash January 22, 1945) was a Jewish German Poet and playwright 1945)
1873 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian singer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ( Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin; &ndash April 12, 1938) 1938)
1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born composer (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fritz Bennicke Hart ( February 11, 1874 &ndash July 9, 1949) was an English-born Australian composer 1949)
1874 - Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elsa Beskow ( née Maartman) ( February 11, 1874 &ndash June 30, 1953) was a Swedish author and illustrator of 1953)
1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John van Melle ( February 11, 1887, Goes - November 8, 1953) was the Pen name of a Dutch -born South African 1953)
1890 - David Drummond, Australian politician (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Drummond may also refer to the Vice President of Google 1965)
1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John William Hearne (known as Jack Hearne, JW Hearne and Young Jack to distinguish him from his cousin J 1965)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfonso Leng ( February 11, 1894 &ndash November 11, 1974) was a post-romantic composer of classical music. 1974)
1898 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-born physicist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who 1964)
1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Hans-Georg Gadamer (ˈgaːdamɐ February 11, 1900 &ndash March 13, 2002) was a German Philosopher of the continental 2002)
1900 - Josei Toda, Japanese educator (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Second Sōka Gakkai president Jōsei Toda (戸田城聖 was born on February 11,1900 1958)
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Roddy Connolly (11 February 1901 – 16 December 1980 was a Socialist Politician in Ireland. James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile 5 June 1868 &ndash 12 May 1916 was an Irish Socialist leader 1980)
1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Arne Jacobsen ( February 11, 1902 &ndash March 24, 1971) was a Danish Architect and Designer, exemplar of the 1971)
1903 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Hans Ferdinand Redlich ( Vienna, February 11, 1903 - Manchester, November 27, 1968) was an Austrian classical 1968)
1904 - Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ ( 11 February 1904 - 8 December 1983 The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in 1983)
1908 - Philip Dunne, American screenwriter, director and producer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about an American screenwriter For the UK politician see '''Philip Dunne MP'''. 1992)
1908 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS ( February 11, 1908 &ndash November 11, 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary 1999)
1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Max Baer may refer to Max Baer (judge (born 1947 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer (boxer (1909&ndash1959 boxer 1959)
1909 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director 1993)
1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Roy Broadbent Fuller ( 11 February 1912 – 27 September 1991) was an English writer known mostly as a Poet. 1991)
1914 - Matt Dennis, American singer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Matt Dennis ( February 11, 1914 &ndash June 21, 2002) was a Singer, pianist bandleader arranger and writer of music for Popular 2002)
1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author
1917 - Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Patrick 'Paddy' Michael Leigh Fermor DSO OBE (born 11 February 1915, London) is a British author scholar and soldier Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sidney Sheldon ( February 11 1917 &ndash January 30 2007) was an Academy Award -winning American writer who won awards in 2007)
1919 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 &ndash July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the 1995)
1919 - Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Edward Gay Robinson ( February 13 1919 &ndash April 3 2007) was an African American College football coach 2007)
1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) ‎ (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad 1965)
1920 - Billy Halop, American actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Billy Halop ( February 11, 1920 – November 9, 1976) was an American actor born in New York City. 1976)
1920 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr ( 11 February 1920 - 25 February 1978) was a Fighter pilot in the U 1978)
1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr ( February 11 1921 – May 23 2006) was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993 from Texas 2006)
1921 - Edward Seidensticker, American scholar (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Edward George Seidensticker ( February 11 1921 &ndash August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature 2007)
1925 - Kim Stanley, American actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Stanley ( February 11, 1925 &ndash August 20, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning 2001)
1926 - Paul Bocuse, French chef
1926 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1930 - Roy De Forest, American Painter (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Bocuse (born on February 11, 1926 in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon) is a French Chef, considered Sir Alexander Gibson, CBE ( 11 February 1926 &ndash January 14, 1995) was a conductor and opera Intendant. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy De Forest ( 11 February[[ 930]]– 18 May 2007) was an American painter known for his comic patchwork regionalist style 2007)
1931 - Larry Merchant, American sportswriter
1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist
1932 - Dennis Skinner, British politician
1934 - Mel Carnahan, American politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Merchant (born February 11, 1931) is an American former Sportswriter and longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome Lowenthal (born February 11, 1932 in Philadelphia) is an American classical pianist Dennis Edward Skinner (born February 11, 1932, Clay Cross, Derbyshire) is a British Politician, who has been the Labour Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Eugene Carnahan ( February 11, 1934, Birch Tree Missouri – October 17, 2000, Goldman Missouri) was an American 2000)
1934 - Tina Louise, American actress
1934 - Mary Quant, English fashion designer
1934 - John Surtees, MBE, English motorcycle and race car driver
1935 - Bent Lorentzen, Danish composer
1935 - Gene Vincent, American musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, Singer and actress. Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born 11 February 1934 in Blackheath, London, England) is an English Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bent Lorentzen (born February 11 1935 in Stenvad a village in eastern Jutland is a Danish composer Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, ( February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American Rock'n'roll pioneer 1971)
1936 - Burt Reynolds, American actor
1937 - Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer
1937 - Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player
1938 - Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer
1938 - Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress
1938 - Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general
1938 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM (born 11 February 1937) is a former Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia Eddie "The Entertainer" "The Nose" "Clear The Track Here Comes" Shack (born February 11, 1937 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bevan (Bev Ernest Congdon OBE (born 11 February 1938, Motueka) is a former New Zealand All-rounder who played 61 Simone de Oliveira, GCIH (born 11 February 1938) is a Portuguese singer and actress Manuel Antonio Noriega (born February 11, 1934) He was never officially the President of Panama, but held the post of "chief executive officer" Robert George Pickett ( February 11, 1938 &ndash April 25, 2007) was an American singer who found fame under the name Bobby "Boris" 2007)
1939 - Gerry Goffin, American lyricist
1939 - Jane Yolen, American author
1941 - Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician
1943 - Serge Lama, French singer
1946 - Ian Porterfield, English footballer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin February 11 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Lyricist. Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American Author and editor of almost 300 books Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serge Lama (b February 11 1943 in Bordeaux) is a French Singer. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "Ian" Porterfield ( 11 February 1946 – 11 September 2007) was a Professional footballer, and an experienced 2007)
1947 - Joselito, Spanish singer
1947 - Derek Shulman, English musician
1953 - Philip Anglim, American actor
1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician
1954 - Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
1954 - Wesley Strick, American screenwriter
1956 - H.R., American singer
1956 - Catherine Hickland, American actress
1956 - Didier Lockwood, French violinist
1959 - Roberto Moreno, Brazilian racing driver
1960 - Nick Currie, Scottish musician
1961 - Mary Docter, American speed skater
1961 - Carey Lowell, American actress
1962 - Tammy Baldwin, American politician
1962 - Sheryl Crow, American musician
1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist
1963 - José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer
1963 - Diane Franklin, American actress
1964 - Ken Shamrock, American martial artist
1965 - Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer
1967 - Uwe Daßler, German swimmer
1967 - Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Jiménez Fernández (born 11 February 1947) commonly known as Joselito, was a child star in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s Derek Shulman (born Derek Victor Schulman, 11 February 1947, in The Gorbals Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Musician Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Charles Anglim (born February 11, 1953) is an American actor best known for his performance as Joseph Merrick in the stage and television John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese music Composer and Vocalist He is famous for composing the soundtracks to the Anime series Rurouni Kenshin and Wesley Strick (born February 11, 1954 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter who has written such films as the comic-horror Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HR ("Human Rights" (born February 11, 1956 in London England) is the stage name of Paul D Catherine Hickland (born February 11, 1956 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a singer and an actress best known for roles on Soap operas broadcast Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career Substitute Moreno stood in for Nigel Mansell at Lotus at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix after Mansell broke his wrist in the previous Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Scotland) more popularly known under the Artist name Momus (after the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Angela Docter (born February 11, 1961) is an American speed skater from Madison Wisconsin. Carey Lowell (born February 11, 1961) is an American actress and former model. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American Politician, and has been a Democratic member of the United Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Eric Vanderaerden (born February 11, 1962) is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José María Baquero Escudero (or Bakero)(born in Goizueta Navarre, February 11 1963) was a Spanish footballer during the 1980s and 1990s Diane Franklin (born February 12, 1963) is an American Actress. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. became captain of the Australian team in captaining the Australian team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Uwe Daßler (born February 11, 1967 in Ebersbach Saxony) is a former middle- and long-distance freestyle Swimmer from Eric "Hank" Gathers ( February 11, 1967, in Philadelphia &ndash March 4, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an 1990)
1967 - Scott Shay, American linguist
1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress
1970 - Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician
1971 - Damian Lewis, British actor
1972 - Brian Daubach, American baseball player
1972 - Craig Jones, American musician
1972 - Steve Mcmanaman, English footballer
1972 - Kelly Slater, American surfer
1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist
1973 - Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress
1973 - Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician
1974 - D'Angelo, American singer
1974 - Alex Jones, American radio host
1974 - Zain Verjee, American newsreporter
1975 - Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player
1975 - Andy Lally, American race car driver
1976 - Brice Beckham, American actor
1976 - André Wickström, Finland-Swedish comedian and actor
1977 - Mike Shinoda, American musician, Linkin Park, Fort Minor
1979 - Brandy, American singer and actress
1980 - Marco Bresciano, Australian soccer player
1980 - Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer
1980 - Matthew Lawrence, American actor
1980 - Cormac McAnallen, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Scott Shay, MA ( Berkeley) MBA ( Penn State) (born February 11, 1967 in Lebanon Pennsylvania) is an American Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fredrik Thordendal (born February 11, 1970) is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February, 1971) is a Golden Globe -nominated English Actor and producer. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Michael Daubach (born February 11, 1972 in Belleville Illinois) is a retired Major League Baseball player Craig Michael Jones ( February 11, 1973) also known as 133 or by his number #5, is an American Musician known as the sampler Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972 in Bootle, Merseyside, England) is an English former footballer of the Robert Kelly Slater (b February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) known simply as Kelly Slater is an American professional Surfer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ethan Iverson (born February 11 1973 in Menomonie, Wisconsin) is a pianist and composer best known for his work in the post-modern piano trio The Bad Plus Jeon Do-yeon (전도연 (born February 11 1973 is a South Korean film and tv Soap opera actress who won many awards including best actress at Cannes Film Festival Varg Vikernes (varg 'vikeɳes born Kristian Vikernes on February 11 1973 near Bergen, Norway) is a Black metal musician convicted murderer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974) better known by his Stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning African Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11 1974 is an American Paleoconservative radio host and documentary filmmaker Zain Verjee (born February 11th, 1974) is a Kenyan - Canadian journalist Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacque Vaughn (born February 11 1975 in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player who currently Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Lally (born on February 11, 1975, in Northport New York) is an American race car driver Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Brice Beckham (his real name born on ( February 11, 1976 in Long Beach California) is an actor most famous for his role as Wesley André Wickström (born February 11, 1976) is a Finland Swedish Comedian and Actor, performing in both the Swedish and Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mark "Marco" Bresciano (born on 11 February 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian André "Titi" Buengo (born 11 February 1980 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan football striker who currently plays for Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor known for his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Cormac McAnallen (– was an Irish sportsman who played Gaelic football for Tyrone and Eglish from County Tyrone, Northern 2004)
1981 - Kelly Rowland, American singer
1981 - Scot Thompson, American soccer player
1982 - Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player
1983 - Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
1983 - Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress
1983 - Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
1984 - Matt Good, American musician
1984 - Aubrey O'Day, American singer
1985 - Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 - Princess Ayah of Jordan
1992 - Taylor Lautner, American actor
1992 - Blair Dunlop, English actor
1994 - Dominic Janes, American actor

Deaths

641 - Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
731 - Pope Gregory II
821 - Saint Benedict of Aniane
824 - Pope Paschal I
1141 - Hugo of St. Victor, German philosopher and theologian
1160 - Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Kelendria "Kelly" Trene Rowland (born February 11 1981 is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer, and actress, Scot Thompson (born February 11, 1981 in New York, New York) is an American Soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Nicki Clyne is a Canadian actress most famously known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci Fi Channel Television program Battlestar Eva Huang Sheng Yi is a Chinese actress born and raised in Shanghai China on February 11 1983. Rafael van der Vaart (born February 11 1983 in Heemskerk) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga side Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band Aubrey O'Day (born February 11, 1984 as Aubrey Morgan O'Day) is an American Singer, Actress, Songwriter Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Michael Richards (born February 11, 1985 in Kenora, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre and Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Princess Ayah Al Faisal of Jordan (born February 11, 1990) is the daughter of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist who is perhaps best known for his 2005 family film Blair Dunlop (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor He currently attends Repton School, Derbyshire England Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Dominic Janes (born Events By Place Europe Chindaswinth deposes Tulga, and becomes king of the Visigoths. Heraclius, or Herakleios (Flavius Heraclius Augustus;) (c 575 - February 11, 641) was a Byzantine Emperor, who ruled the East This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM Events By Place Europe Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Pope Events By Place Asia Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China. Births Deaths Benedict of Aniane (also called Witiza; the Second Benedict) (c Events By Place Europe Third Battle of Roncevaux Pass: The Basques and Banu Qasi defeat counts Eblo and Aznar Frankish Pope Minamoto no Yoshitomo (源義朝 (1123 &ndash February 11, 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period 1123)
1503 - Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (b. Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 &ndash 11 February 1503 was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, whom she married in 1486 1466)
1511 - Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
1626 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. Henry Duke of Cornwall was the name of two sons of King Henry VIII of England and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina Pietro Antonio Cataldi ( April 15, 1552 - February 11, 1626) was an Italian Mathematician. 1552)
1650 - René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1596)
1685 - David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. David Teniers III ( 10 July 1638 - 11 February 1685) was a Flemish painter who was born in Antwerp, the son of 1638)
1713 - Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jahandar Shah (1661-1713 was a Mughal Emperor who ruled Hindustan for a brief period in 1712-1713 CE 1664)
1755 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Francesco Scipione marchese di Maffei {{IPA|ʃ}}i'pjone mar'keze di maf'f{{IPA|ɛ}}i ( Verona, 1 June 1675 — 11 February 1755) was 1675)
1762 - Johann Tobias Krebs, German composer (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Tobias Krebs ( July 7, 1690 - February 11, 1762) was a German Organist and Composer. 1690)
1763 - William Shenstone, English poet (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Shenstone ( November 18, 1714 &ndash February 11, 1763) was an English Poet and one of the earliest practitioners 1714)
1797 - Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoine Dauvergne (1713 in Moulins Allier – 1797 in Lyon) was a French Composer and Violinist. 1713)
1829 - Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов alternative transcription Griboedov ( January 15, 1795 – February 1795)
1862 - Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal ( 25 July 1829 – 11 February 1862) was a British artists' model, Poet and 1829)
1868 - Léon Foucault, French astronomer (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (ʒɑ̃ bɛʁnaʁ leɔ̃ fu'ko ( 18 September 1819 &ndash 11 February 1868) was a French physicist 1819)
1879 - Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Honoré Daumier ( February 26, 1808 &ndash February 10, 1879) was a French Printmaker, Caricaturist, 1808)
1917 - Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "Oswaldo Cruz" redirects here For the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro see Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro. 1872)
1923 - Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing ( May 10 1847 &ndash February 11 1923) was a German Mathematician who made important contributions 1847)
1931 - Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, OM (13 June 1854 &ndash 11 February 1931 was a British Engineer, best known for his invention of the Steam turbine. 1854)
1939 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franz Schmidt ( December 22, 1874 &ndash February 11, 1939) was an Austrian Composer, cellist and pianist 1874)
1940 - John Buchan, Governor-General of Canada (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 1875)
1945 - Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Al Dubin ( June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Jewish-American Swiss -born lyricist 1891)
1948 - Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian film director (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн January 23, 1898 &ndash February 11, 1948) was 1898)
1954 - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Adolph M Christianson ( August 11, 1877 – February 11, 1954) was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1915-1954 and 1877)
1958 - Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Ernest Jones ( January 1, 1879 – February 11, 1958) Welsh Neurologist, Psychoanalyst and Sigmund 1879)
1959 - Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marshall Teague ( February 22, 1922 - February 11, 1959) was an American race car driver. 1922)
1963 - Sylvia Plath, American writer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvia Plath (October 27 1932 &ndash February 11 1963 was an American Poet, Novelist and Short story Writer. 1932)
1968 - Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Lindsay ( March 29, 1889 - February 11, 1968) was a Broadway producer, Playwright, Librettist 1888)
1972 - Jan Wils, Dutch architect (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Wils ( February 22, 1891 &ndash February 11 1972) was a Dutch architect. 1891)
1973 - Hans D Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen ( June 25, 1907 in Hamburg &ndash February 11, 1973 in Heidelberg) was a German The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1907)
1975 - Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava ( March 21, 1931 &ndash February 11, 1975) was President of Madagascar for six days in February 1931)
1976 - Lee J Cobb, American actor (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee J Cobb ( December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American Actor. 1911)
1976 - Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1894)
1976 - Frank Arnau, German writer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Arnau ( March 9, 1894 Vienna - February 11, 1976 Munich) was the pseudonym of a German Crime 1894)
1977 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 - 11 February 1977 was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1946 to 1948 and again from 1958 to 1959 The Prime minister of the Netherlands is the Head of government of the Netherlands and is the chair of the Dutch cabinet, and 1902)
1978 - James B Conant, American chemist and university president (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) James Bryant Conant ( March 26, 1893 &ndash February 11, 1978) was a Chemist, educational administrator and government official 1893)
1978 - Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Martinson ( May 6, 1904 — February 11, 1978) was an author and poet The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1904)
1982 - Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Eleanor Torrey Powell ( November 21, 1912 &ndash February 11, 1982) was an American film actress and dancer of the 1930s and 1940s 1912)
1982 - Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting } was one of Japan's greatest Actors of the 20th century Born in Ikuno, Japan, one of his earliest film roles was in Kenji Mizoguchi 1905)
1985 - Ben Abruzzo, American businessman and balloonist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin L Abruzzo ( June 9, 1930 – February 11, 1985) was an American hot air balloonist and businessman 1930)
1985 - Henry Hathaway, American actor and director (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Hathaway ( March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer 1898)
1985 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American composer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinz Roemheld ( May 1, 1901 &ndash February 11, 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American Composer. 1901)
1986 - Frank Herbert, American author (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American 1920)
1986 - Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Evelio Bellaflor Javier ( October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer civil servant politician and an oppositionist 1942)
1987 - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi ( Urdu: سید صادقین احمد نقوی) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (b. 1930)
1989 - George O'Hanlon, American actor and director (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) George O'Hanlon ( November 23 1912 - February 11 1989) was an American screen Actor, Comedian and Voice 1912)
1991 - Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Robert William Holley ( January 28, 1922 &ndash February 11, 1993) was an American Biochemist, he was awarded the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1922)
1994 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence Neil Bonnett ( July 30, 1946 - February 11, 1994) was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over 1946)
1994 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sorrell Booke ( January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American Actor 1930)
1994 - William Conrad, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1920)
1996 - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Kebby Musokotwane (1946&ndash 11 February 1996) was a politician from Zambia. List of Prime Ministers of Zambia See also List of Presidents of Zambia Lists of incumbents 1946)
1996 - Cyril Poole, English cricketer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cyril John Poole, born March 13, 1921, in Mansfield, and died February 11, 1996, was a Cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire 1921)
1996 - Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Amelia Rosselli ( Paris, 1930 - Rome, 1996 was an Italian Poet. 1930)
1997 - Barry Evans, English actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Barry Joseph Evans ( June 18, 1943 – February 10, 1997) was an English Actor and Television performer 1943)
1997 - Don Porter, American actor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Porter ( September 24, 1912 - February 11, 1997) was an American Actor who appeared in a number of Films 1912)
2000 - Roger Vadim, French director (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Roger Vadim, born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000 was a French Journalist, Author, Actor, Screenwriter 1928)
2000 - Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacqueline Auriol ( November 5, 1917 - February 11, 2000) was a French Aviatrix who set several world speed records 1917)
2002 - Frank Crosetti, baseball player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti ( October 4 1910 - February 11 2002) nicknamed "The Crow" was an American Shortstop 1910)
2002 - Barry Foster, British actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting (John Barry Foster ( 21 August 1927 – 11 February 2002) was a British actor who played numerous film roles and gained acclaim 1931)
2004 - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Shirley Barbara Strickland (18 July 1925 &ndash 11 February 2004 later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. 1925)
2005 - Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Laurence Chalker ( December 17, 1944 – February 11, 2005) was an American Science fiction author. 1944)
2006 - Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jockey Shabalala ( 1943 - 11 February 2006) was a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded and still 1943)
2006 - Peter Benchley, American author (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Bradford Benchley ( May 8, 1940 -11 February 2006 was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the 1940)
2006 - Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo ( 12 June 1926 &ndash 11 February 2006) (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge in Islington, 1926)
2007 - Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Marianne Fredriksson, nee Persson ( March 28, 1927, Gothenburg &ndash February 11, 2007, Österskär was a Swedish 1927)
2008 - Tom Lantos, member of the United States House of Representatives (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Thomas Peter Lantos ( February 1 1928 – February 11 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. 1928)
2008 - Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical designer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Piasecki ( October 24, 1919 &ndash February 11, 2008) was the pioneer of the Tandem rotor Helicopter. 1919)

Holidays and observances

Catholicism - Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes
National Foundation Day in Japan
National Youth Day in Cameroon
National Inventors' Day in the United States. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described The apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes began on 11 February 1858 when Bernadette Soubirous, a 14-year old peasant girl from Lourdes admitted when questioned is a national holiday in Japan celebrated annually on February 11. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Youth Day in India is celebrated on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Inventor's Day is a day of the year set aside by a Country to recognise the contributions of Inventors Not all countries recognise Inventors's Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Feb 10 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 12 Fixed commemorations All commemorations below are observed on February 24 by Old

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