February 11

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Events

Pre-1600

660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.<ref name=Trawicky>Template:Cite book</ref>
55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
951 – Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1144 – Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1534 – At the Convocation of Canterbury, the Catholic bishops comprising the Upper House of the Province of Canterbury agree to style Henry VIII supreme head of the English church and clergy "so far as the law of Christ allows".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1584 – A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan.<ref name=Martinic>Template:Cite book</ref>
1586 – Sir Francis Drake with an English force captures and occupies the Spanish colonial port of Cartagena de Indias for two months, obtaining a ransom and booty.<ref name="Corbett pp. 43–54">Template:Cite web</ref>

1601–1900

1659 – The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1808 – Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1812 – Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1823 – Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1826 – University College London is founded as University of London.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1840 – Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1855 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1856 – The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1858 – Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1861 – American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1873 – King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1889 – The Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1906 – Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1919 – Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1933 – LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1937 – The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first significant challenge to the Authorized King James Version, is published.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1953 – Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1953 – Israeli-Soviet relations are severed.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1959 – The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1963 — The Beatles recorded their first album Please Please Me<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Cold War: the Seabed Arms Control Treaty opened for signature outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1978 – Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2000 – Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2011 – Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI would resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff.<ref name="CNN1">Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.<ref name=WashingtonPostFeb2017>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018 – Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – 2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

1380 – Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (d. 1459)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1466 – Elizabeth of York (d. 1503)<ref name=Elizabeth>Template:Cite web</ref>
1535 – Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1568 – Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright (d. 1625)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1649 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (d. 1715)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1657 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (d. 1757)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1708 – Egidio Duni, Italian composer (d. 1775)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1764 – Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright (d. 1811)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1776 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (d. 1831)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1800 – Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (d. 1877)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1802 – Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 1880)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer (d. 1866)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1812 – Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1813 – Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (d. 1865)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1821 – Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar (d. 1881)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1830 – Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer (d. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1833 – Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1839 – Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (d. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1845 – Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1847 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1855 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (d. 1940)<ref name=Hale>Template:Cite web</ref>
1860 – Rachilde, French author and playwright (d. 1953)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1863 – John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston (d. 1950)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1864 – Louis Bouveault, French chemist (d. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1869 – Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum (d. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1869 – Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and author (d. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1874 – Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (d. 1953)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1877 – Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (d. 1968)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1881 – Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1888 – John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (d. 1980)<ref name="WVAH 1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="The Record 1">Template:Cite news</ref>
1897 – Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (d. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1898 – Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1900 – Ellen Broe, Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1900 – Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1900 – Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

1902 – Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (d. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1904 – Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1904 – Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2023)
1908 – Philip Dunne, American screenwriter (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1908 – Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1909 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1912 – Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1914 – Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1914 – Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor, English soldier, author, and scholar (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1915 – Richard Hamming, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1917 – Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1995)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Daniel F. Galouye, American author (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 1978)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1921 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1921 – Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1923 – Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – Budge Patty, American tennis player (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1925 – Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1925 – Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1930 – Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (d. 2007).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1930 – Mary Quant, British fashion designer (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref group="notes">The Mary Quant exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2019–20 stated her year of birth as 1930, and that she became a student at Goldsmiths College around 1950. However, the sleeve to her own autobiography (2012) gives the year as 1934, a date that has been widely cited over the years. Obituaries in April 2023 seemed universally to have accepted that she was 93 when she died: in other words, that she was born on 11 February 1930.</ref>
1932 – Dennis Skinner, English miner and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Mel Carnahan, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Tina Louise, American actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1934 – Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military leader of Panama (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (d. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Ian Gow, British politician (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1937 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Calvin Fowler, American basketball player (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer<ref>Larkin 2011, p. 1995</ref> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – Joselito, Spanish singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – Alan Rubin, American trumpet player (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician and Prime Minister of Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer<ref>Larkin 2011, p. 2371</ref>
1949 – James Silas, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1951 – Mike Leavitt, American politician, 14th Governor of Utah<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1953 – Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Catherine Hickland, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Tina Ambani, Indian actress and chairperson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1959 – Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 – Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronaut<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Carey Lowell, American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1962 – Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1962 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Larkin 2011, p. 438</ref>
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, 9th Governor of Alaska<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestler<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1965 – Vicki Wilson, Australian netball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Ciro Ferrara, Italian footballer and manager
1968 – Mo Willems, American author and illustrator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1969 – Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Steve McManaman, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Kelly Slater, American surfer<ref name="UPI"/>
1973 – Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1974 – Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – D'Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>Larkin 2011, p. 482</ref>
1974 – Alex Jones, American radio show host and conspiracy theorist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and football player<ref name="UPI"/>
1974 – Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Andy Lally, American race car driver<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1975 – Callum Thorp, Australian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Tony Battie, American basketball player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Bryce Salvador, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Mike Shinoda, American musician and artist<ref name="allmusic">Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor and singer<ref name="AP"/>
1981 – Kelly Rowland, American singer and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Daryn Colledge, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Natalie Dormer, English actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Ľubomíra Kalinová, Slovak biathlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Aubrey O'Day, American singer and reality television personality<ref name="AP"/>
1984 – Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Alando Tucker, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Šárka Strachová, Czech skier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Gabriel Boric, Chilean politician, 36th President of Chile<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Juanmi Callejón, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Brian Matusz, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Ellen van Dijk, Dutch cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Q'orianka Kilcher, German-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1990 – Hwang Chan-sung, South Korean singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian football player and medical doctor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Nikola Mirotic, Spanish basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Lasse Norman Hansen, Danish track and road cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Taylor Lautner, American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Jake Matthews, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Ben McLemore, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Dansby Swanson, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Milan Škriniar, Slovak footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Rick Karsdorp, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Jonathan Tah, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Damien Harris, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Mike Hughes, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Hubert Hurkacz, Polish tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Rosé, New Zealand-South Korean singer and dancer<ref name="UPI"/>
1997 – Zavier Simpson, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Trent Frederic, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Josh Jacobs, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Khalid, American singer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Nassir Little, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Bryan Gil, Spanish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

AD 55 – Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (b. 41)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (b. 225)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
641 – Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (b. 575)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
731 – Pope Gregory II (b. 669)<ref name=GregoryII>Template:Cite web</ref>
824 – Pope Paschal I<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1141 – Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1503 – Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)<ref name=Elizabeth />

1601–1900

1626 – Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1763 – William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1768 – George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1795 – Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1811 – Juan Sánchez Ramírez, leader of the troops that fought against the French rule of Santo Domingo's colony between 1808 and 1809 (b. 1762)<ref name="DBERam">Template:Cite news</ref>
1829 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1862 – Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1898 – Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (b. 1813)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1901 – Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1917 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1918 – Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (b. 1878)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)<ref name=Hale />
1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1947 – Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Axel Munthe, Swedish doctor (b. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1958 – Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1968 – Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)<ref>Lentz 2014, p. 529</ref>
1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1976 – Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)<ref>Lentz 2014, p. 578</ref>
1978 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist and academic (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1978 – Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Evelio Javier, Filipino politician (b. 1942)<ref name="TNT">Template:Cite news</ref>
1989 – George O'Hanlon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1994 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1994 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2000 – Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – Barry Foster, English actor (b. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 – Tony Pope, American voice actor (b. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 – Shirley Strickland, Australian runner (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2005 – Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2006 – Jackie Pallo, English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Matilda, American chicken and stage magician, oldest known chicken (h. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 – Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 – Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 – Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (b. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013 – Rick Huxley, English bass player (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Tito Canepa, Dominican-American painter (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Fernando González Pacheco, Colombian journalist and actor (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Roger Hanin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Bob Simon, American journalist (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Zeng Xuelin, Thai-Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympian (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – Trish Doan, Korean-Canadian musician (b. 1985)<ref name=":9">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2018 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1928)<ref>Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89 The New York Times, February 12, 2018</ref>
2018 – Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (b. 1952)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>
2018 – Jan Maxwell, American stage and television actress (b. 1956)<ref name=PBO>McPhee, Ryan. "Jan Maxwell, a Five-Time Tony Award Nominee, Dies at 61" Template:Webarchive Playbill, February 11, 2018</ref>
2018 – Qazi Wajid, Pakistani drama actor, writer and artist (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Donald Spoto, American biographer (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Allen J. Bard, American chemist (b. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2025 – Betsy Arakawa, American classical pianist (b. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Moses Lim, Singaporean actor (b. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Blaise Eastern Orthodox liturgics<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Cædmon, first recorded Christian poet in England, Template:Circa (Anglicanism)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- Gobnait<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gregory II<ref name=GregoryII />
- Lazarus of Milan<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
European 112 Day (European Union)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Armed Forces Day (Liberia)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Evelio Javier Day (Panay Island, the Philippines)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance<ref name=Trawicky />
- World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Inventors' Day (United States)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
National Foundation Day (Japan)<ref name=Trawicky />
Youth Day (Cameroon)<ref name=Trawicky />
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN Women)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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References

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