What happened this day in history February 11

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

  • 660 BC
    Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
  • 1531
    Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
  • 1861
    American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
  • 1918
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
  • 1929
    Fascist Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
  • 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”.
  • 1942
    The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.
  • 1953
    The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
  • 1978
    Censorship: the People’s Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.
  • 1990
    Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.

Who were born on February 11?

  • 1872
    Hannah Mitchell, English socialist and suffragette (d. 1956)
  • 1874
    Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (d. 1953)
  • 1874
    Fritz Hart, English-born composer (d. 1949)
  • 1887
    John van Melle, South African writer (d. 1953)
  • 1902
    Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
  • 1917
    T. Nagi Reddy, Indian revolutionary (d. 1976)
  • 1954
    Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
  • 1962
    Sheryl Crow, American musician
  • 1964
    Ken Shamrock, American martial artist
  • 1972
    Steve McManaman, English footballer

Who died on February 11?

  • 821
    Saint Benedict of Aniane
  • 1160
    Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
  • 1959
    Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)
  • 1963
    Sylvia Plath, American writer (b. 1932)
  • 1967
    A.J. Muste, American peace activist (b. 1885)
  • 1978
    Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1904)
  • 1994
    Paul Feyerabend, Austrian philosopher (b. 1924)
  • 1994
    Sorrell Booke, American actor (b. 1930)
  • 1996
    Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. 1930)
  • 2000
    Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (b. 1917)

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