What Happened Today in History Enter your email address     What Historical Events Happened On My Birthday? See what happened Today in History Do you want to memorialize special event on a special date on DatesInHistory.com? Add your own Personal Historic listing HERE for free! Tell the world when you were born, engaged, married, .... See what makes February 11 special at Famous Daily. History, birthdays, holiday, and a quote! What happened on February 11 February 11, 0660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. February 11, 1531 Henry VIII of England recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. February 11, 1543 Battle at Wayna Daga Ethiopian/Portugese troops beat Moslem army February 11, 1543 Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant February 11, 1573 "First European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama)" February 11, 1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe February 11, 1638 Dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode February 11, 1659 The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. February 11, 1747 Claude de Ramezay and a group of Acadian guides attack the British position at Grand Pré February 11, 1752 Benjamin Franklin helps establish the Pennsylvania Hospital the nation's first hospital. February 11, 1752 "Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens." February 11, 1766 Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia February 11, 1768 "Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes" February 11, 1778 "On this day in 1778, some 300 people visit Voltaire following his return to Paris. Voltaire had been in exile for 28 years" February 11, 1790 "Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery." February 11, 1790 Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery February 11, 1793 Prussian troops occupy Venlo Netherlands February 11, 1794 First session of United States Senate open to the public. February 11, 1794 First session of US Senate open to the public February 11, 1808 "Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre PA" February 11, 1809 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat February 11, 1810 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria February 11, 1811 President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years February 11, 1812 Confederate Vice President and Georgia statesman Alexander Stephens is born. - USA February 11, 1812 "Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a law that redistricts the state to the advantage of his party, causing opponents to coin the term gerrymandering." February 11, 1814 "Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union." February 11, 1826 University College London is founded under the name University of London. February 11, 1837 American Physiological Society organizes in Boston February 11, 1840 Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Rgiment receives its first performance in Paris. February 11, 1843 "Giuseppe Verdi's Opera ""I Lombardi,"" premieres in Milan" February 11, 1851 "First cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs Victoria, Launceston" February 11, 1852 First British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London) February 11, 1854 Major streets lit by coal gas for first time February 11, 1855 "Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam." February 11, 1858 "First apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, southern France" February 11, 1861 President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield IL to Washington DC February 11, 1861 US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state February 11, 1864 "Major Charls Heaphy, Auckland Rifel Volunteers, won the Victoria Cross at Mangapiko River, Waikato during the New Zealand (Maori) Wars" February 11, 1869 "Patrick James Whelan c1840-1869 hanged in a snowstorm before a crowd of 5,000 people for the murder of Thomas D'Arcy McGee" February 11, 1873 King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates. February 11, 1873 Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I February 11, 1878 First weekly Weather report published in UK February 11, 1889 Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet of Japan convenes in 1890. February 11, 1889 "The first Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda" February 11, 1895 "-17§F (-27.2§C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)" February 11, 1895 Georgetown became part of Washington DC February 11, 1896 "Oscar Wildes ""Salom‚,"" premieres in Paris" February 11, 1897 "White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC" February 11, 1898 "Owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia" February 11, 1899 "-15§F (-26§C), Washington DC (district record)" February 11, 1899 "-61§F (-52§C), Montana (record low temperature)" February 11, 1902 Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels. February 11, 1903 Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna. February 11, 1905 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 11, 1907 De Master's Dutch government resigns February 11, 1907 "Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die" February 11, 1908 Heemskerk's government begins in Holland February 11, 1916 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert February 11, 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control February 11, 1919 "Friedrich Ebert (SPD), elected President of Germany" February 11, 1922 """April Showers"" by Al Jolson hits #1" February 11, 1922 US intervention army leaves Honduras February 11, 1926 "Leslie Nielsen actor, comedian, born on this day at Regina Saskatchewan" February 11, 1926 Tokelau (Union) islands in south Pacific transfers to New Zealand February 11, 1928 "2nd Winter Olympics games opens in St Moritz, Switzerland" February 11, 1929 "The independence and sovereignty of Vatican City is recognized by Italy, with the signing of the Lateran Treaty." February 11, 1932 73§F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February February 11, 1935 "-11§F (-24§C), Ifrane, Morocco (African record low)" February 11, 1935 "First US airplane flight with auto slung beneath the fuselage, New York Why?" February 11, 1936 Burt Reynolds Emmy Award-winning actor was born February 11, 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay February 11, 1937 "General Motors formally recognizes the United Automobile Workers Union, ending a sit-down strike against the auto maker." February 11, 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""." February 11, 1939 Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. February 11, 1941 First Gold record presented (Glenn Miller-Chattanooga Choo Choo) February 11, 1941 Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli February 11, 1941 Sicherheitsdienst complains about Dutch anti German sentiments February 11, 1942 """Archie"" comic book debuts" February 11, 1942 "In Montreal anti-conscription riot breaks out after 10,000 people rally at the March‚ St-Jacques" February 11, 1942 "On this day, the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, as well as the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, escape from the French port of Brest and make a mad dash up the English Channel to safety in German waters. Very embarrassing for the Royal Navy" February 11, 1942 The Battle of Bukit Timah was fought in Singapore during World War II. February 11, 1943 General Dwight Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe. February 11, 1943 Ottawa imposes severe wartime gasoline rationing of 10 gallons a month for every private car February 11, 1943 Transport nr 47 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany February 11, 1944 German troops re-conquer Aprilia Italy February 11, 1944 U-424 sunk off Ireland February 11, 1945 "First gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey CA" February 11, 1948 "Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs West Indies, out for 140" February 11, 1948 John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland February 11, 1949 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title February 11, 1950 """Rag Mop"" by The Ames Brothers hit #1" February 11, 1951 Kwame Nkrumah wins first parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana) February 11, 1951 "Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory on the beach oval of the 160-mile Daytona Grand National at Daytona Beach, Florida" February 11, 1953 Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel February 11, 1953 The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel. February 11, 1954 "6th Emmy Awards I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor & Eve Arden win" February 11, 1956 "Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, former members of the British Foreign Office who had disappeared from England in 1951, resurface in Moscow" February 11, 1958 Auto racer Marshall Teague died at age thirty-seven after attempting to raise the closed-course speed record at Daytona. February 11, 1958 Marshal Chen Yi succeeds Chu En-lai as Minister of Foreign affairs February 11, 1958 Ruth Carol Taylor is first African-American woman hired as flight attendant February 11, 1959 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v West Indies at Delhi) February 11, 1960 Jack Paar walks off his TV show February 11, 1961 Robert Weaver sworn in with then highest federal post by a black February 11, 1962 Nine U.S. and South Vietnamese crewmen are killed in a SC-47 crash about 70 miles north of Saigon February 11, 1963 "Beatles tape 10 tracks for their first album, including ""Please, Please Me""" February 11, 1963 CIA Domestic Operations Division created February 11, 1963 Near Kapuskasing Ontarioa shoot-out between loggers and independents sees three Kapuskasing loggers killed and nine wounded0 February 11, 1964 Beatles first live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum February 11, 1964 "Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus." February 11, 1964 Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France February 11, 1964 The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France. February 11, 1965 Beatles drummer Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox in London. February 11, 1968 Israeli-Jordanian border clashes. February 11, 1968 "Jeffrey Kramer survives 76 meter jump, Washington Bridge, Hudson River NY" February 11, 1969 "Dorey Funk Jr beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champion" February 11, 1969 In Montreal Quebec Canadian and West Indian student demonstrators destroy $1.4 million computer and set fire to data centre at Sir George Williams University February 11, 1970 "26.37 cm (10.38"") of rainfall, Mt Washington NH (state 24-hour record)" February 11, 1970 "Japan joins the space race, by launching a satellite into earth orbit." February 11, 1970 "John Lennon pays œ1,344 fines for 96 protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland" February 11, 1971 "Eighty-seven countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters." February 11, 1971 Montr‚al Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal February 11, 1971 "US, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons" February 11, 1973 Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. February 11, 1974 Titan-Centaur test launch fails February 11, 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for Conservative leadership February 11, 1976 Clifford Alexander Jr confirmed as first black Secretary of Army February 11, 1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) February 11, 1977 Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean February 11, 1978 16 Unification church couples wed in New York NY February 11, 1978 "Censorship: the People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens." February 11, 1978 EOKA organization disbands in Cyprus February 11, 1978 Number one hit on UK music charts - Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro February 11, 1978 "Pacific Western Airlines aircraft crashes at Cranbrook, killing 43 people; snowplow on runway during PWA jet's landing" February 11, 1979 "43 million watch ""Elvis!"" on ABC" February 11, 1979 Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation February 11, 1979 Islamic revolution of Iran achieved victory by leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. February 11, 1979 "Musical ""They're Playing Our Song,"" premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances" February 11, 1981 "100,000 gallons (380 m) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers." February 11, 1981 Australia all out 83 vs India at MCG chasing 143 to win February 11, 1981 Polish premier Jozef Pinkowski replaced by Wojciech Jaruzelski February 11, 1983 """Weird Al"" Yankovic records ""Ricky"" & ""Buckingham Blues"" debut LP" February 11, 1984 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth February 11, 1985 Jordan king Hussein & PLO leader Arafat sign accord February 11, 1985 "Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket, New Zealand still wins" February 11, 1986 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup February 11, 1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq February 11, 1986 "Rights activist Anatoly Scharansky released by USSR, leaves country" February 11, 1987 British Airways begins trading as a public company February 11, 1987 England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup February 11, 1987 Philippines constitution goes into effect February 11, 1988 Anthony M Kennedy appointed to the Supreme Court February 11, 1989 Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian) February 11, 1990 "James ""Buster"" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown" February 11, 1990 "Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa." February 11, 1990 South African activist Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison. February 11, 1991 "UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands." February 11, 1992 F-16 jet crashes at residential district of Hengelo Netherlands (No deaths) February 11, 1993 Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan announces that he will be retiring after the 1993 season. February 11, 1993 Janet Reno is named by president Bill Clinton as the first woman to hold the position of U.S. attorney general. February 11, 1994 "Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA" February 11, 1995 "The space shuttle Discovery touches down at Cape Canaveral, Florida, ending a mission that included docking with the Russian Mir space station." February 11, 1995 West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand February 11, 1997 Celine Dion receives an award for her 50 millionth record sold February 11, 1997 Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. February 11, 1998 "A federal judge rules that golfer Casey Martin, who suffers from a circulatory condition making it hard to walk, is covered by the American with Disabilities Act. Under the ADA, Martin should be allowed to use a golf cart when he competes in PGA tournaments." February 11, 1998 KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview February 11, 1998 "Lyrics to ""Candle in the Wind 1997,"" auctioned for $442,500" February 11, 1999 "In Afghanistan a 6.0 earthquake killed 70 and 500 injured, at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed in Lowgar and Vardak Provinces" February 11, 1999 Pluto is once again the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system February 11, 2006 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together. February 11, 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."   Visitors' Postings February 11, 1981 Visitor posting - Nathan Northrup was born in Ohio - USA February 11, 1992 Visitor posting - February 11 1992 Taylor Lautner was born February 11, 1994 Visitor posting - Jacob Teter was born. - USA February 11, 1995 Visitor posting - Giovanni Alvarez was born!!!!!! - USA February 11, 1999 Visitor posting - stevie joyner in wichita falls born - USA Add your own Personal Historic listing FREE! - Click Here © DatesInHistory.com | Privacy