Historical Events In February - 11

1987  England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup on February - 11.  

1987  On February - 11 philippines constitution goes into effect  

1987  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 11.  

1988  On this day in history anthony M Kennedy appointed to the Supreme Court  

1989  Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian) on February - 11.  

1989  US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary on February - 11.  

1989  On this day in history george O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71  

1990  On this day in history after being in prison for 27 years, Nelson Mandela is freed  

1990  Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson loses the title when he is knocked out in the tenth round in a fight with Buster Douglas in Tokyo on February - 11.  

1990  James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown on February - 11.  

1990  On February - 11 south African activist Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison.  

1990  On February - 11 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge  

1991  UNPO, Unrepresented Nations & People Organization forms in Hague Netherlands on this day in history.  

1991  On February - 11 oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building), dies at 90  

1992  On February - 11 f-16 jet crashes at residential district of Hengelo Netherlands (No deaths)  

1992  Ray Danton, US actor/director (Psychic Killer), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1993  Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan announces that he will be retiring after the 1993 season on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history janet Reno is named by president Bill Clinton as the first woman to hold the position of U.S. attorney general.  

1993  Janet Reno selected by Clinton as US Attorney General on February - 11.  

1993  On February - 11 george A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at 71  

1994  On this day in history lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA  

1994  Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands on this day in history.  

1994  Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23 on February - 11.  

1995  On February - 11 the space shuttle Discovery touches down at Cape Canaveral, Florida, ending a mission that included docking with the Russian Mir space station.  

1995  On February - 11 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge  

1995  West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand on this day in history.  

1996  Amelia Rosselli, poet, dies at 65 on February - 11.  

1997  On this day in history celine Dion receives an award for her 50 millionth record sold  

1997  On this day in history sTS 82 (Discovery 22) launches  

1997  On February - 11 don Porter, actor (Gidget), dies at 84  

1998  A federal judge rules that golfer Casey Martin, who suffers from a circulatory condition making it hard to walk, is covered by the American with Disabilities Act. Under the ADA, Martin should be allowed to use a golf cart when he competes in PGA tournaments on this day in history.  

1998  On this day in history kVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview  

1998  Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997," auctioned for $442,500 on February - 11.  

1999  In Afghanistan a 6.0 earthquake killed 70 and 500 injured, at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed in Lowgar and Vardak Provinces on this day in history.  

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1377  On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)  

1380  On this day in history birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist  

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on February - 11.  

1506  On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau  

1535  On February - 11 birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)  

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on February - 11.  

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)  

1649  On February - 11 birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)  

0641  On this day in history heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65  

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

0821  On February - 11 benedict of Aniane, saint, dies  

0824  On this day in history paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies  

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.  

1141  On this day in history hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies  

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on this day in history.  

1503  On this day in history elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday