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Events

Births

Deaths

Holidays and observances

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Events

★ 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.

★ 731 - Gregory II ends his reign as Pope.

★ 824 - Paschal I ends his reign as Pope.

★ 1531 - Henry VIII of England recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.

★ 1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.

★ 1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, 1st hospital in the United States, opens.

★ 1790 - Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.

★ 1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.

★ 1808 - Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally.

★ 1809 - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat

★ 1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymanders for the first time.

★ 1814 - Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union.

★ 1826 - University College London is founded under the name ''University of London''.

★ 1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment receives its first performance in Paris.

★ 1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.

★ 1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam.

★ 1858 - The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes.

★ 1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.

★ 1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates.

★ 1889 - Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet of Japan convenes in 1890.

★ 1895 - The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This record was equalled on 10 January, 1982 and again on 30 December, 1995.

★ 1902 - Police assault universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels.

★ 1903 - Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna.

★ 1905 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer nos''.

★ 1916 - Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control.

★ 1919 - Friedrich Ebert (SPD), elected President of Germany.

★ 1929 - Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.

★ 1937 - A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.

★ 1938 - BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play ''R.U.R.'' (The play which coined the term "robot").

★ 1939 - Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.

★ 1941 - First Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

★ 1942 - The Battle of Bukit Timah was fought in Singapore during World War II.

★ 1943 - General Dwight Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

★ 1948 - John Costello succeeds Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach of Ireland.

★ 1953 - President Dwight Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

★ 1953 - The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.

★ 1963 - The Beatles tape 10 tracks for their first album, including "Please, Please Me".

★ 1964 - At the Washington Coliseum, The Beatles give their first live performance in the United States.

★ 1964 - Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.

★ 1964 - The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France.

★ 1968 - Israeli-Jordanian border clashes.

★ 1971 - Eighty-seven countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters.

★ 1973 - Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.

★ 1978 - Censorship: the People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens.

★ 1979 - Islamic revolution of Iran achieved victory by leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

★ 1981 - 100,000 gallons (380 m³) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers.

★ 1987 - Philippines constitution goes into effect.

★ 1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa.

★ 1990 - Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan to become undisputed heavyweight champion in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history.

★ 1991 - UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands.

★ 1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

★ 2006 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face while the two are hunting together.

★ 2007 - In Portugal, a national referendum dictates non-terapeutical abortion to become legal when requested by the woman during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.

★ 2007 - In Ireland, the GAA's national stadium, Croke Park, opens its doors to foreign sports for the first time.

Births

★ 1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)

★ 1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (d. 1459)

★ 1466 - Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)

★ 1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)

★ 1568 - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)

★ 1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)

★ 1657 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. 1757)

★ 1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. 1822)

★ 1764 - Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet (d. 1811)

★ 1774 - Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)

★ 1776 - Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (d. 1831)

★ 1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)

★ 1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer (d. 1877)

★ 1802 - Lydia Child, American abolitionist (d. 1880)

★ 1812 - Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician (d. 1883)

★ 1813 - Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (d. 1865)

★ 1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (d. 1890)

★ 1821 - Auguste-Édouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)

★ 1830 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian musician (d. 1913)

★ 1833 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)

★ 1839 - Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (d. 1903)

★ 1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor-lightbulb (d. 1931)

★ 1860 - Rachilde, French author (d. 1953)

★ 1869 - Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder (d. 1939)

★ 1869 - Else Lasker-Schüler, German writer (d. 1945)

★ 1873 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian singer (d. 1938)

★ 1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born composer (d. 1949)

★ 1874 - Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (d. 1953)

★ 1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (d. 1953)

★ 1890 - David Drummond, Australian politician (d. 1965)

★ 1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)

★ 1894 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. 1974)

★ 1898 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-born physicist (d. 1964)

★ 1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (d. 2002)

★ 1900 - Josei Toda, Japanese educator (d. 1958)

★ 1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)

★ 1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)

★ 1903 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. 1968)

★ 1904 - Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)

★ 1908 - Philip Dunne, American screenwriter, director and producer (d. 1992)

★ 1908 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist (d. 1999)

★ 1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)

★ 1909 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director (d. 1993)

★ 1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. 1991)

★ 1914 - Matt Dennis, American singer (d. 2002)

★ 1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author

★ 1917 - Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)

★ 1919 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. 1995)

★ 1919 - Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. 2007)

★ 1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. 1965)

★ 1920 - Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)

★ 1920 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general (d. 1978)

★ 1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (d. 2006)

★ 1925 - Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)

★ 1926 - Paul Bocuse, French chef

★ 1926 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor

★ 1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor

★ 1930 - Roy De Forest, American Painter (d. 2007)

★ 1931 - Larry Merchant, American sportswriter

★ 1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist

★ 1932 - Dennis Skinner, British politician

★ 1934 - Mel Carnahan, American politician (d. 2000)

★ 1934 - Tina Louise, American actress

★ 1934 - Mary Quant, English fashion designer

★ 1934 - John Surtees, British race car driver

★ 1935 - Bent Lorentzen, Danish composer

★ 1935 - Gene Vincent, American musician (d. 1971)

★ 1936 - Burt Reynolds, American actor

★ 1937 - Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer

★ 1937 - Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player

★ 1938 - Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer

★ 1938 - Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress

★ 1938 - Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general

★ 1938 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer and songwriter (d. 2007)

★ 1939 - Gerry Goffin, American lyricist

★ 1939 - Jane Yolen, American author

★ 1941 - Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician

★ 1943 - Serge Lama, French singer

★ 1947 - Joselito, Spanish singer

★ 1947 - Derek Shulman, English musician

★ 1953 - Philip Anglim, American actor

★ 1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician

★ 1954 - Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer

★ 1956 - Catherine Hickland, American actress

★ 1956 - Didier Lockwood, French violinist

★ 1959 - Roberto Moreno, Brazilian racing driver

★ 1960 - Nick Currie, Musician (AKA: Momus)

★ 1961 - Mary Docter, American speed skater

★ 1961 - Carey Lowell, American actress

★ 1962 - Tammy Baldwin, American politician

★ 1962 - Sheryl Crow, American musician

★ 1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist

★ 1963 - José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer

★ 1963 - Diane Franklin, American actress

★ 1964 - Ken Shamrock, American martial artist

★ 1965 - Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer

★ 1967 - Uwe Daßler, German swimmer

★ 1967 - Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. 1990)

★ 1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress

★ 1970 - Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician (Meshuggah)

★ 1971 - Damian Lewis, British actor

★ 1972 - Brian Daubach, American baseball player

★ 1972 - Craig Jones, American musician (Slipknot)

★ 1972 - Steve Mcmanaman, English footballer

★ 1972 - Kelly Slater, American surfer

★ 1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist

★ 1973 - Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress

★ 1973 - Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician (Burzum)

★ 1974 - D'Angelo, American singer

★ 1974 - Alex Jones, American radio host

★ 1974 - Zain Verjee, American newsreporter

★ 1975 - Jacque Vaughn, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs

★ 1976 - Brice Beckham, American actor

★ 1976 - André Wickström, Finland-Swedish comedian and actor

★ 1977 - Mike Shinoda, American singer (Linkin Park)

★ 1979 - Brandy Norwood, American singer

★ 1980 - André "Titi" Buengo, Angolan footballer

★ 1980 - Marco Bresciano, Australian footballer

★ 1980 - Matthew Lawrence, American actor

★ 1980 - Cormac McAnallen, Gaelic footballer (d. 2004)

★ 1981 - Kelly Rowland, American singer (Destiny's Child)

★ 1981 - Scot Thompson, American soccer player for the Portland Timbers

★ 1982 - Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player

★ 1983 - Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress

★ 1983 - Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress

★ 1983 - Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch soccer player

★ 1984 - Aubrey O'Day, American singer (Danity Kane)

★ 1984 - Matthew Good, American musician (From First to Last)

★ 1985 - William Beckett, American musician (The Academy Is...)

★ 1985 - Mike Richards, Canadian hockey player

★ 1990 - Princess Ayah of Jordan

Deaths

★ 641 - Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium

★ 731 - Pope Gregory II

★ 821 - Saint Benedict of Aniane

★ 824 - Pope Paschal I

★ 1141 - Hugo of St. Victor, German philosopher and theologian

★ 1160 - Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)

★ 1503 - Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (b. 1466)

★ 1626 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)

★ 1650 - René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1596)

★ 1685 - David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)

★ 1713 - Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)

★ 1755 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)

★ 1762 - Johann Tobias Krebs, German composer (b. 1690)

★ 1763 - William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)

★ 1797 - Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (b. 1713)

★ 1829 - Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795)

★ 1862 - Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)

★ 1868 - Léon Foucault, French astronomer (b. 1819)

★ 1879 - Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (b. 1808)

★ 1917 - Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872)

★ 1923 - Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)

★ 1931 - Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (b. 1854)

★ 1939 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (b. 1874)

★ 1940 - John Buchan, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1875)

★ 1945 - Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (b. 1891)

★ 1948 - Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian film director (b. 1898)

★ 1959 - Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)

★ 1963 - Sylvia Plath, American writer (b. 1932)

★ 1968 - Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1888)

★ 1972 - Jan Wils, Dutch architect (b. 1891)

★ 1973 - Hans D Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1907)

★ 1975 - Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. 1931)

★ 1976 - Lee J Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)

★ 1976 - Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (b. 1894)

★ 1976 - Frank Arnau, German writer (b. 1894)

★ 1977 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)

★ 1978 - James B Conant, American chemist and university president (b. 1893)

★ 1978 - Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1904)

★ 1982 - Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)

★ 1982 - Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (b. 1905)

★ 1985 - Ben Abruzzo, American businessman and balloonist (b. 1930)

★ 1985 - Henry Hathaway, American actor and director (b. 1898)

★ 1985 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American composer (b. 1901)

★ 1986 - Frank Herbert, American author (b. 1920)

★ 1987 - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)

★ 1989 - George O'Hanlon, American actor and director (b. 1912)

★ 1991 - Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1922)

★ 1994 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)

★ 1994 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (b. 1930)

★ 1994 - William Conrad, American actor (b. 1920)

★ 1996 - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)

★ 1996 - Cyril Poole, English cricketer (b. 1921)

★ 1996 - Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. 1930)

★ 1997 - Barry Evans, English actor (b. 1943)

★ 1997 - Don Porter, American actor (b. 1912)

★ 2000 - Roger Vadim, French director (b. 1928)

★ 2000 - Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (b. 1917)

★ 2002 - Frank Crosetti, baseball player (b. 1910)

★ 2002 - Barry Foster, British actor (b. 1931)

★ 2004 - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. 1925)

★ 2005 - Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)

★ 2006 - Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)

★ 2006 - Peter Benchley, American author (b. 1940)

★ 2006 - Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. 1926)

★ 2007 - Marianne Fredriksson, a Swedish author (b. 1927)

Holidays and observances

★ Catholicism - Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.

★ National Foundation Day in Japan (See Holidays of Japan.)

★ Anniversary of Islamic revolution in Iran. (See Public holidays in Iran.)

★ National Youth Day in Cameroon.

★ National Inventors' Day in the United States.

★ February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

★ BBC: On This Day

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★ On This Day in Canada
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