Birthday February 11, 1833 Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice & U.S. Supreme Court
Birthday February 11, 1839 J. Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist & chemist
Birthday February 11, 1847 Thomas Alva Edison, NJ lit up your life (held 1200 patents)
Birthday February 11, 1898 Leo Szilard, Hungarian physicist & A-bomb worker & peace activist
Birthday February 11, 1904 Sir Keith Holyoake, New Zealand prime minister (1960-72)
Birthday February 11, 1909 Joseph L. Mankiewicz, film writer & director
Birthday February 11, 1909 Max Baer, boxer
Birthday February 11, 1921 Lloyd Bentsen ,(D) U.S. senator from Texas
Birthday February 11, 1921 Eva Gabor, Budapest & Actress (Green Acres)
Birthday February 11, 1925 Dr Virginia E. Johnson, sexologist (of Masters & Johnson)
Birthday February 11, 1925 Kim Stanley, Actress in New Mexico
Birthday February 11, 1934 Mary Quant, in England
Birthday February 11, 1934 Tina Louise, NYC & Actress (Gilligan's Island)
Birthday February 11, 1936 Burt Reynolds, Actor (Deliverance & The End & Smokey & the Bandit)
Birthday February 11, 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz musician (Brazil 66 & 77 & 88)
History February 11, 0660 Traditional founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno
History February 11, 1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
History February 11, 1650 Rene Descartes - "I think therefore I am" - dies
History February 11, 1776 Georgia's governor escapes imprisonment
History February 11, 1778 Voltaire is welcomed home
History February 11, 1805 Sacagawea gives birth to Pompey
History February 11, 1854 Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time
History February 11, 1858 Virgin Mary appears to St. Bernadette
History February 11, 1861 Lincoln leaves Springfield
History February 11, 1868 Leon Foucault discovers 1st physical proof of earth's rotation - dies
History February 11, 1916 Birth control pioneer arrested
History February 11, 1918 Russia's General Kaledin commits suicide
History February 11, 1929 Vatican City (world's Smallest Country) is made an enclave of Rome
History February 11, 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island
History February 11, 1937 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint - Mich. ends
History February 11, 1937 GM signs first autoworkers contract
History February 11, 1942 The Channel Dash
History February 11, 1945 FDR and daughter Anna leave Yalta Conference
History February 11, 1945 Yalta Conference ends
History February 11, 1952 Avalanches plague central Europe
History February 11, 1956 Burgess and Maclean resurface
History February 11, 1958 1st flight with Negro stewardess - RC Taylor - Ithaca NY
History February 11, 1960 Jack Paar walks off his show
History February 11, 1960 The Payola scandal heats up
History February 11, 1962 Farm Gate aircraft crashes
History February 11, 1968 Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens
History February 11, 1970 The world's fourth space power
History February 11, 1970 Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
History February 11, 1978 25th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin
History February 11, 1984 Tenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 returns to Earth
History February 11, 1990 Underdog Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson
History February 11, 2008 Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit
History February 11, 2012 Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48
February 11, 1833 Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice & U.S. Supreme Court
February 11, 1839 J. Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist & chemist
February 11, 1847 Thomas Alva Edison, NJ lit up your life (held 1200 patents)
February 11, 1898 Leo Szilard, Hungarian physicist & A-bomb worker & peace activist
February 11, 1904 Sir Keith Holyoake, New Zealand prime minister (1960-72)
February 11, 1909 Joseph L. Mankiewicz, film writer & director
February 11, 1909 Max Baer, boxer
February 11, 1921 Lloyd Bentsen ,(D) U.S. senator from Texas
February 11, 1921 Eva Gabor, Budapest & Actress (Green Acres)
February 11, 1925 Dr Virginia E. Johnson, sexologist (of Masters & Johnson)
February 11, 1925 Kim Stanley, Actress in New Mexico
February 11, 1934 Mary Quant, in England
February 11, 1934 Tina Louise, NYC & Actress (Gilligan's Island)
February 11, 1936 Burt Reynolds, Actor (Deliverance & The End & Smokey & the Bandit)
February 11, 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz musician (Brazil 66 & 77 & 88)
February 11, 0660 Traditional founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno
February 11, 1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
February 11, 1650 Rene Descartes - "I think therefore I am" - dies
February 11, 1776 Georgia's governor escapes imprisonment
February 11, 1778 Voltaire is welcomed home
February 11, 1805 Sacagawea gives birth to Pompey
February 11, 1854 Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time
February 11, 1858 Virgin Mary appears to St. Bernadette
February 11, 1861 Lincoln leaves Springfield
February 11, 1868 Leon Foucault discovers 1st physical proof of earth's rotation - dies
February 11, 1916 Birth control pioneer arrested
February 11, 1918 Russia's General Kaledin commits suicide
February 11, 1929 Vatican City (world's Smallest Country) is made an enclave of Rome
February 11, 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island
February 11, 1937 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint - Mich. ends
February 11, 1937 GM signs first autoworkers contract
February 11, 1942 The Channel Dash
February 11, 1945 FDR and daughter Anna leave Yalta Conference
February 11, 1945 Yalta Conference ends
February 11, 1952 Avalanches plague central Europe
February 11, 1956 Burgess and Maclean resurface
February 11, 1958 1st flight with Negro stewardess - RC Taylor - Ithaca NY
February 11, 1960 Jack Paar walks off his show
February 11, 1960 The Payola scandal heats up
February 11, 1962 Farm Gate aircraft crashes
February 11, 1968 Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens
February 11, 1970 The world's fourth space power
February 11, 1970 Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
February 11, 1978 25th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin
February 11, 1984 Tenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 returns to Earth
February 11, 1990 Underdog Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson
February 11, 2008 Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit
February 11, 2012 Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48