Historical Events In February - 11
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1971 On February - 11 whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria
1972 Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80 on February - 11.
1973 Hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65 on February - 11.
1974 On this day in history titan-Centaur test launch fails
1974 On this day in history anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell & Son), dies at 85
1975 On February - 11 margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for Conservative leadership
1976 Clifford Alexander Jr confirmed as first black Secretary of Army on February - 11.
1976 On February - 11 alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies
1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) on February - 11.
1977 Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean on February - 11.
1977 Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1978 On February - 11 16 Unification church couples wed in New York NY
1978 China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens on February - 11.
1978 EOKA organization disbands in Cyprus on this day in history.
1978 Pacific Western Airlines aircraft crashes at Cranbrook, killing 43 people; snowplow on runway during PWA jet's landing on February - 11.
1978 James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 on February - 11.
1979 On this day in history 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC
1979 On February - 11 emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1979 Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran on this day in history.
1979 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances on February - 11.
1981 Australia all out 83 vs India at MCG chasing 143 to win on this day in history.
1981 Polish premier Jozef Pinkowski replaced by Wojciech Jaruzelski on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer
1983 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" & "Buckingham Blues" debut LP on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18"(46 cm))
1984 On February - 11 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth
1985 Jordan king Hussein & PLO leader Arafat sign accord on this day in history.
1985 On February - 11 wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket, New Zealand still wins
1985 On this day in history heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83
1986 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup on February - 11.
1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq on February - 11.
1986 Rights activist Anatoly Scharansky released by USSR, leaves country on February - 11.
1986 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 on February - 11.
1987 British Airways begins trading as a public company on February - 11.
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