What are the important events that happened on February 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 324 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 29, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,707,609,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontadigon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 353 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,069 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 11 Historical Events
- 1531 –Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
- 1659 –The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
- 1790 –The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
- 1826 –Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
- 1889 –Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first Diet of Japan convenes in 1890.
- 1903 –Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna.
- 1916 –Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
- 1937 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 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., that coined the term “robot”.
- 2008 –Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
Who were born on February 11?
- 1764 –Marie-Joseph de Chénier, French poet (d. 1811)
- 1774 –Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
- 1776 –Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831)
- 1813 –Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (d. 1865)
- 1860 –Ellen Day Hale,American painter and printmaker (d. 1940)
- 1917 –Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)
- 1920 –Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., American general (d. 1978)
- 1941 –Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician
- 1956 –Catherine Hickland, American actress
- 1967 –Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. 1990)
Who died on February 11?
- 821 –Saint Benedict of Aniane
- 824 –Pope Paschal I
- 1141 –Hugo of St. Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)
- 1503 –Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (b. 1466)
- 1963 –John Olof Dahlgren, American recipient of the Medal of Honor (b. 1872)
- 1967 –A.J. Muste, American peace activist (b. 1885)
- 2000 –Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (b. 1917)
- 2005 –Stan Richards English television actor (b. 1930)
- 2008 –Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical designer (b. 1919)
- 2009 –Eleanor Harz Jorden American linguistics scholar and an influential Japanese language educator and expert. (b. 1920)
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