February 11

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

1601–1900

• 1624 – Ivan Ančić, Croatian Franciscan and religious writer (died 1685)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1649 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (died 1715)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1657 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (died 1757)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1708 – Egidio Duni, Italian composer (died 1775)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1764 – Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright (died 1811)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1776 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (died 1831)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1800 – Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (died 1877)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1802 – Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (died 1880)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer (died 1866)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1812 – Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (died 1883)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1813 – Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (died 1865)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1821 – Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar (died 1881)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1830 – Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer (died 1913)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1833 – Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1910)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1839 – Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (died 1903)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1845 – Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (died 1936)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1847 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (died 1931)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1855 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (died 1940)<ref name=Hale>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1860 – Rachilde, French author and playwright (died 1953)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1863 – John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston (died 1950)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1864 – Louis Bouveault, French chemist (died 1909)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1869 – Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum (died 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1869 – Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and author (died 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1874 – Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (died 1953)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1877 – Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (died 1968)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1881 – Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (died 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1888 – John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (died 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 (died 1954)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1898 – Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (died 1964)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1900 – Ellen Broe, Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1900 – Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1900 – Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (died 1958)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

• 1902 – Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (died 1971)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1904 – Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1983)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1904 – Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (died 2023)
• 1908 – Philip Dunne, American screenwriter (died 1992)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1908 – Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1909 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (died 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1912 – Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor, English soldier, author, and scholar (died 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1915 – Richard Hamming, American mathematician and academic (died 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1917 – Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (died 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (died 1995)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1920 – Farouk of Egypt (died 1965)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1920 – Daniel F. Galouye, American author (died 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1920 – Billy Halop, American actor (died 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1920 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (died 1978)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1921 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1921 – Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1923 – Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (died 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1924 – Budge Patty, American tennis player (died 2021)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1925 – Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and academic (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1925 – Kim Stanley, American actress (died 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1930 – Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (died 2007).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1930 – Mary Quant, British fashion designer (died 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 (died 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 (died 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1934 – David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1935 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (died 1971)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1937 – Ian Gow, British politician (died 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 (died 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1937 – Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist (died 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1938 – Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1939 – Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (died 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1940 – Calvin Fowler, American basketball player (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1941 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer<ref>Larkin 2011, p. 1995</ref> (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1942 – Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1943 – Joselito, Spanish singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1943 – Alan Rubin, American trumpet player (died 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1944 – Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1944 – Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1945 – Michael Scott, first CEO of Apple Inc.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1946 – Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (died 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 (died 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 (died 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 (died 2025)<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 (born 41)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (born 225)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 641 – Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (born 575)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 731 – Pope Gregory II (born 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 (born 1096)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1503 – Elizabeth of York (born 1466)<ref name=Elizabeth />

1601–1900

• 1626 – Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1548)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1596)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (born 1675)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1763 – William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (born 1714)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1768 – George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (born 1695)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1795 – Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (born 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 (born 1762)<ref name="DBERam">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1829 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1795)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1854 – Magdalene Osenbroch, Norwegian actress (born 1830)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1862 – Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (born 1829)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (born 1819)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1898 – Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (born 1813)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

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

Works cited

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External links

• BBC: On This Day
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• Historical Events on February 11