Anniversaries in History
February 11

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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 11

  • 150th: 1874 - Birth of Elsa Beskow [Maartman]; Swedish children's book/fairy tales author.
  • 90th: 1934 - Birth of Mary Quant in Kent, England; fashion designer (Chelsea Look, Mod Look).
  • 90th: 1934 - Birth of Tina Louise in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ginger - Gilligan's Island, Julie - Dallas).
  • 80th: 1944 - Birth of Buddhadev Dasgupta; director (Charachar, Grihajuddha).
  • 80th: 1944 - Birth of Michael G Oxley; American politician (Representative-Republican-Ohio, 1981-).
  • 80th: 1944 - German troops re-conquer Aprilia Italy.
  • 80th: 1944 - German submarine U-424 sunk off Ireland.
  • 70th: 1954 - In Los Angeles, California, the 6th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Ed Sullivan.
    • Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program: This Is Your Life and What's My Line?
    • Best Children's Program: Kukla, Fran, and Ollie
    • Best Dramatic Program: The United States Steel Hour
    • Best Female Star of a Regular Series: Eve Arden for Our Miss Brooks
    • Best Male Star of a Regular Series: Donald O'Connor for The Colgate Comedy Hour
    • Best Mystery, Action, or Adventure Program: Dragnet
    • Best New Program: Make Room for Daddy and The United States Steel Hour
    • Best Program of News or Sports: See It Now
    • Best Public Affairs Program: Victory at Sea
    • Best Series Supporting Actor: Art Carney for The Jackie Gleason Show
    • Best Series Supporting Actress: Vivian Vance for I Love Lucy
    • Best Situation Comedy: I Love Lucy
    • Best Variety Program: Omnibus
    • Most Outstanding Personality: Edward R. Murrow.

  • 60th: 1964 - The Beatles make their first public concert appearance in the United States at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., and 20,000 fans attend.
  • 60th: 1964 - Greek and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
  • 60th: 1964 - Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France.
  • 50th: 1974 - First baseball arbitration: Minnesota Twins' pitcher Dick Woodson seeking US$29,000 (wins), Twins offered $23,000.
  • 50th: 1974 - Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell and Son), dies at age 85.
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Brian Newman; guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Ronnie Ward; linebacker (Miami Dolphins).
  • 50th: 1974 - Birth of Wally Richardson; quarterback (Baltimore Ravens).
  • 50th: 1974 - Titan-Centaur test launch fails.
  • 40th: 1984 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short-handed season scoring record at 11.
  • 40th: 1984 - STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger makes the first shuttle landing at the Kennedy Space Center.
  • 40th: 1984 - Birth of Matt Good; American musician (From First To Last).
  • 30th: 1994 - Lu Parker, Miss South Carolina, crowned 43rd Miss USA.
  • 30th: 1994 - Death of Sorrell Booke at age 64 of colorectal cancer; actor (Mayor Boss Hogg - Dukes of Hazzard TV show).
  • 30th: 1994 - Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands.
  • 30th: 1994 - Death of William Conrad at age 73 of heart failure; actor (Marshall Dillon - Gunsmoke radio show, Cannon TV show, Jake and the Fatman).
  • 25th: 1999 - Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979.
  • 25th: 1999 - Square releases the Final Fantasy VIII video game for the PlayStation in Japan. Opening day sales: 2.21 million copies for 17.2 billion yen (about US$145 million). Total worldwide sales over its lifetime: 7.4 million.
  • 25th: 1999 - In Afghanistan, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs. Seventy people killed, 500 injured, at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed.
  • 20th: 2004 - Comcast in the USA launches a US$54 billion hostile takeover bid for the Walt Disney Company. The bid is withdrawn on April 28.
  • 15th: 2009 - Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
  • 15th: 2009 - The Irish government announces it will invest 7 billion euros (US$9 billion) in two of the country's biggest banks, the Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Ireland.
  • 15th: 2009 - Death of Estelle Bennett at age 67 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; singer (Ronettes - "Be My Baby").

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