Historical Events In February - 11
Friday, 29 March 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 this day in history.
1973 Hans D Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history titan-Centaur test launch fails
1974 Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell & Son), dies at 85 on February - 11.
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 Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies on this day in history.
1977 On February - 11 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)
1977 Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean on this day in history.
1977 On February - 11 louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74
1978 On February - 11 16 Unification church couples wed in New York NY
1978 China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens on this day in history.
1978 On February - 11 eOKA organization disbands in Cyprus
1978 On February - 11 pacific Western Airlines aircraft crashes at Cranbrook, killing 43 people; snowplow on runway during PWA jet's landing
1978 On February - 11 james B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84
1979 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1979 On February - 11 followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran.
1979 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances on this day in history.
1981 Australia all out 83 vs India at MCG chasing 143 to win on this day in history.
1981 On this day in history polish premier Jozef Pinkowski replaced by Wojciech Jaruzelski
1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer on February - 11.
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 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth on this day in history.
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 February - 11 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 On February - 11 iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq
1986 Rights activist Anatoly Scharansky released by USSR, leaves country on this day in history.
1986 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1987 On February - 11 british Airways begins trading as a public company
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