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Events

660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
1531 - Henry VIII of England recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Sweden forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens.
1790 - Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions Congress of the United States for abolition of slavery.
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1808 - Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally.
1809 - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymandering for the first time.
1814 - Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union.
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment receives its first performance in Paris.
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam.
1858 - The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes.
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates.
1889 - Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet of Japan convenes in 1890.
1895 - The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire (traditional). This record was equalled on 10 January, 1982 and again on 30 December, 1995.
1902 - Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels.
1903 - Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner) receives its first performance in Vienna.
1905 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos.
1916 - Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control.
1919 - Reichspräsident (Social Democratic Party of Germany), elected President of Germany.
1929 - Italy and the Holy See sign the Lateran Treaty.
1937 - A sit-down strike ends when General Motors Corporation recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.
1938 - BBC One produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R. (The play which coined the term "robot").
1939 - Lockheed Corporation P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.
1941 - First Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
1942 - The Battle of Bukit Timah was fought in Singapore during World War II.
1943 - General Dwight Eisenhower selected to command the allies armies in Europe.
1948 - John Costello succeeds Eamon de Valera as Taoiseach of Ireland.
1953 - President Dwight Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
1953 - The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
1963 - The Beatles tape 10 tracks for their first album, including "Please, Please Me".
1964 - At the Washington Coliseum, The Beatles give their first live performance in the United States.
1964 - Greece and Turkey begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
1964 - The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France.
1968 - Israeli-Jordanian border clashes.
1971 - Eighty-seven countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters.
1973 - Vietnam War: First release of United States prisoner of war from Vietnam takes place.
1978 - Censorship: the People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.
1979 - Islamic revolution of Iran achieved victory by leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
1981 - 100,000 gallons (380 m³) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers.
1987 - Philippines constitution goes into effect.
1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Drakenstein Correctional Centre outside Cape Town, South Africa.
1990 - Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan to become undisputed heavyweight champion in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history.
1991 - UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands.
1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
2006 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together.
2007 - In Portugal, a national referendum dictates non-therapeutic abortion to become legal when requested by the woman during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
2007 - In Republic of Ireland, the Gaelic Athletic Association's national stadium, Croke Park, opens its doors to Croke Park#Today for the first time.

Births

1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)
1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (d. 1459)
1466 - Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)
1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)
1568 - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)
1657 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. 1757)
1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. 1822)
1764 - Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet (d. 1811)
1774 - Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1776 - Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (d. 1831)
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)
1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer (d. 1877)
1802 - Lydia Child, American abolitionist (d. 1880)
1812 - Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician (d. 1883)
1813 - Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (d. 1865)
1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (d. 1890)
1821 - Auguste-Édouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)
1830 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian musician (d. 1913)
1833 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)
1839 - Willard Gibbs, American physicist (d. 1903)
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor-lightbulb (d. 1931)
1860 - Rachilde, French author (d. 1953)
1869 - Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder (d. 1939)
1869 - Else Lasker-Schüler, German writer (d. 1945)
1873 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian singer (d. 1938)
1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born composer (d. 1949)
1874 - Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (d. 1953)
1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (d. 1953)
1890 - David Drummond, Australian politician (d. 1965)
1891 - Jack Hearne (John William Hearne) English cricketer (d. 1965)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. 1974)
1898 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-born physicist (d. 1964)
1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (d. 2002)
1900 - Josei Toda, Japanese educator (d. 1958)
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)
1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1903 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. 1968)
1904 - Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)
1908 - Philip Dunne (writer), American screenwriter, director and producer (d. 1992)
1908 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist (d. 1999)
1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1909 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director (d. 1993)
1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. 1991)
1914 - Matt Dennis, American singer (d. 2002)
1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author
1917 - Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)
1919 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. 1995)
1919 - Eddie Robinson (football coach), American football coach (d. 2007)
1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. 1965)
1920 - Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)
1920 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general (d. 1978)
1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (d. 2006)
1921 - Edward Seidensticker, American scholar (d. 2007)
1925 - Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)
1926 - Paul Bocuse, French chef
1926 - Alexander Gibson (conductor), British conductor
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1930 - Roy De Forest, American Painter (d. 2007)
1931 - Larry Merchant, American sportswriter
1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist
1932 - Dennis Skinner, British politician
1934 - Mel Carnahan, American politician (d. 2000)
1934 - Tina Louise, American actress
1934 - Mary Quant, English fashion designer
1934 - John Surtees, British race car driver
1935 - Bent Lorentzen (composer), Danish composer
1935 - Gene Vincent, American musician (d. 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. 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. 2007)
1947 - José Jiménez Fernández, Spanish singer
1947 - Derek Shulman, English musician
1953 - Philip Anglim, American actor
1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician
1954 - Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
1956 - H.R., American singer (Bad Brains)
1956 - Catherine Hickland, American actress
1956 - Didier Lockwood, French violinist
1959 - Roberto Moreno, Brazilian racing driver
1960 - Momus (artist), Scottish musician (AKA Momus (artist))
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. 1990)
1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress
1970 - Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician (Meshuggah)
1971 - Damian Lewis, British actor
1972 - Brian Daubach, American baseball player
1972 - Craig Jones, American musician (Slipknot (band))
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 (Burzum)
1974 - D'Angelo, American singer
1974 - Alex Jones (radio), American radio host
1974 - Zain Verjee, American newsreporter
1975 - Jacque Vaughn, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
1976 - Brice Beckham, American actor
1976 - André Wickström, Finland-Swedish comedian and actor
1977 - Mike Shinoda, American singer (Linkin Park)
1979 - Brandy Norwood, American singer
1980 - André Buengo, Angolan footballer
1980 - Marco Bresciano, Australian footballer
1980 - Matthew Lawrence, American actor
1980 - Cormac McAnallen, Gaelic footballer (d. 2004)
1981 - Kelly Rowland, American singer (Destiny's Child)
1981 - Scot Thompson, American soccer player for the Portland Timbers
1982 - Neil Robertson (snooker player), Australian snooker player
1983 - Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
1983 - Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress
1983 - Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch soccer player
1984 - Aubrey O'Day, American singer (Danity Kane)
1984 - Matthew Good, American musician (From First to Last)
1985 - William Beckett, American musician (The Academy Is...)
1985 - Mike Richards, Canadian hockey player
1990 - Princess Ayah of Jordan
1994 - Dominic James, American actor

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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. 1123)
1503 - Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (b. 1466)
1626 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)
1650 - René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1596)
1685 - David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
1713 - Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)
1755 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)
1762 - Johann Tobias Krebs, German composer (b. 1690)
1763 - William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)
1797 - Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (b. 1713)
1829 - Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)
1862 - Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)
1868 - Léon Foucault, French astronomer (b. 1819)
1879 - Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (b. 1808)
1917 - Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872)
1923 - Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)
1931 - Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (b. 1854)
1939 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (b. 1874)
1940 - John Buchan, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1875)
1945 - Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (b. 1891)
1948 - Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian film director (b. 1898)
1959 - Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)
1963 - Sylvia Plath, American writer (b. 1932)
1968 - Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1888)
1972 - Jan Wils, Dutch architect (b. 1891)
1973 - Hans D Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (b. 1907)
1975 - Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. 1931)
1976 - Lee J Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)
1976 - Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (b. 1894)
1976 - Frank Arnau, German writer (b. 1894)
1977 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)
1978 - James B Conant, American chemist and university president (b. 1893)
1978 - Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (b. 1904)
1982 - Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)
1982 - Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (b. 1905)
1985 - Ben Abruzzo, American businessman and balloonist (b. 1930)
1985 - Henry Hathaway, American actor and director (b. 1898)
1985 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American composer (b. 1901)
1986 - Frank Herbert, American author (b. 1920)
1987 - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)
1989 - George O'Hanlon, American actor and director (b. 1912)
1991 - Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1922)
1994 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)
1994 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (b. 1930)
1994 - William Conrad, American actor (b. 1920)
1996 - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)
1996 - Cyril Poole, English cricketer (b. 1921)
1996 - Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. 1930)
1997 - Barry Evans, English actor (b. 1943)
1997 - Don Porter, American actor (b. 1912)
2000 - Roger Vadim, French director (b. 1928)
2000 - Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (b. 1917)
2002 - Frankie Crosetti, baseball player (b. 1910)
2002 - Barry Foster (actor), British actor (b. 1931)
2004 - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. 1925)
2005 - Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
2006 - Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)
2006 - Peter Benchley, American author (b. 1940)
2006 - Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. 1926)
2007 - Marianne Fredriksson, a Sweden author (b. 1927)

Holidays and observances

Catholicism - Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.
National Foundation Day in Japan (See Holidays of Japan.)
Anniversary of Islamic revolution in Iran. (See Public holidays in Iran.)
National Youth Day in Cameroon.
Inventor's Day in the United States.
February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

BBC: On This Day
On This Day in Canada

February 11 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining until the end of the year (324 in leap years).

Work - February 11 - February 15
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 11
1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela. Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years.

BBC ON THIS DAY | 11 | 1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold
Figure skater John Curry wins Britain's first Olympic gold in the sport - and the country's first medal at the winter games for 12 years.

US aids Pakistan massacres | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Monday February 11 2008. It was last updated at 19:00 on February 11 2008.

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