February 11th, 1586

Born on February 11th, 1586

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 11th, 1586?

February 11th, 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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake

What else happened on February 11th?

February 11th, 2015

Turkish student Özgecan Aslan was murdered during a rape attempt, sparking mass demonstrations across the country after her body was discovered two days later.

February 11th, 2008

Rebel East Timorese soldiers invaded the homes of President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, seriously wounding the former.

February 11th, 2001

The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student.

February 11th, 1991

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization was established in The Hague to represent the interests of indigenous peoples, minorities, occupied nations, and other areas lacking international recognition.

February 11th, 1990

Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, having been a political prisoner for 27 years, was released from Victor Verster Prison near Paarl, South Africa.

February 11th, 1979

The Pahlavi dynasty of Iran effectively collapsed when the military declared itself "neutral" after rebel troops overwhelmed forces loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in armed street fighting.

February 11th, 1976

The Frente de Liberación Homosexual made their final public appearance, shortly before the group's dissolution due to political repression after the 1976 Argentine coup d'état.

February 11th, 1919

Friedrich Ebert was elected the provisional president of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly.

February 11th, 1851

As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.

February 11th, 1840

La fille du régiment (audio featured), an opéra comique by Gaetano Donizetti, premiered in Paris to highly negative reviews but later became a success.

February 11th, 1823

Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival.

February 11th, 1584

Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founded the town of Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived colonies at the Strait of Magellan.

February 11th, 2024

2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.

February 11th, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 11th?

84

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847-1931)

*February 11th, 1847, Milan †October 18th, 1931, West Orange

53

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya City

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

32

Taylor Lautner

American actor

*February 11th, 1992, Grand Rapids

71

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

55

Jennifer Aniston

American actress (born 1969)

*February 11th, 1969, Sherman Oaks

42

Natalie Dormer

English actress

*February 11th, 1982, Reading

58

Johan Söderqvist

Swedish composer

*February 11th, 1966, Täby

50

Alex Jones

American radio host and conspiracy theorist (born 1974)

*February 11th, 1974, Dallas

27

Nasty C

South African rapper and songwriter

*February 11th, 1997, Durban

91

Paul Bocuse

French chef

*February 11th, 1926, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or †January 20th, 2018, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or

35

Adèle Haenel

French actress

*February 11th, 1989, Paris

26

Felix Götze

German footballer

*February 11th, 1998, Memmingen

41

Rafael van der Vaart

Dutch association football player

*February 11th, 1983, Heemskerk

60

Sarah Palin

Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009

*February 11th, 1964, Sandpoint

76

Kim Stanley

American actress (1925–2001)

*February 11th, 1925, Tularosa †August 20th, 2001, Santa Fe

56

Gregory XIV

Pope from 1590 to 1591

*February 11th, 1535, Somma Lombardo †October 16th, 1591, Rome

37

Elizabeth of York

Queen of England

*February 11th, 1466, Palace of Westminster †February 11th, 1503, Tower of London

43

Kelly Rowland

American singer and actress

*February 11th, 1981, Atlanta

Same year
Born in 1586

44

Johann Hermann Schein

German composer

*January 20th, 1586, Grünhain †November 19th, 1630, Leipzig

48

Francisco de Moncada, 3rd Marquis of Aitona

Spanish noble and writer

*December 29th, 1586, Valencia †August 17th, 1635, Goch

83

Niccolò Zucchi

Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist

*December 6th, 1586, Parma †May 21st, 1670, Rome

70

Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician

*June 18th, 1586, Lindholmen Castle †December 12th, 1656, Edsberg Castle

61

Thomas Hooker

Puritan minister (1586-1647)

*July 5th, 1586, Leicestershire †July 7th, 1647, Hartford

31

Rose of Lima

Dominican saint from Peru

*April 20th, 1586, Lima †August 24th, 1617, Lima

60

Dorothea von Ahlefeldt

(1586-1647)

*August 4th, 1586, Schloss Heiligenstedten †January 23rd, 1647

59

Lucas Cranach III.

German painter (1586-1645)

*March 6th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 15th, 1645, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

73

Jodelet

French actor

*September 11th, 1586, Angers †March 26th, 1660, Paris

69

Georg Calixtus

German Lutheran theologian (1586-1656)

*December 14th, 1586, Medelby †March 19th, 1656, Helmstedt

54

Balthasar Walther

University teacher and philologist (1586-1640)

*May 1st, 1586, Allendorf †November 15th, 1640, Brunswick

46

John George II Fuchs von Dornheim

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg

*April 23rd, 1586, Wiesentheid †March 29th, 1633, Spital am Pyhrn

67

Paris von Lodron

Archbishop of Salzburg (1586-1653)

*February 13th, 1586, Castelnuovo di Noarna †December 15th, 1653, Salzburg

67

Johannes Valentinus Andreae

German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian)

*August 17th, 1586, Herrenberg †June 27th, 1654, Stuttgart

26

Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1586-1612)

*May 7th, 1586, Mantua †December 22nd, 1612, Mantua

63

Martin Rinkart

German clergyman and hymnist

*April 23rd, 1586, Eilenburg †December 8th, 1649, Eilenburg

43

Marco Antonio Bassetti

Italian painter (1586-1630)

*January 17th, 1586, Verona †January 1st, 1630, Verona

79

Paul Siefert

German composer and organist (1586-1666)

*May 23rd, 1586, Gdańsk †May 6th, 1666, Gdańsk

68

Giovanni de Galliano Pieroni

Italian mathematician and astrologer (1586-1654)

*January 1st, 1586, Florence †January 1st, 1654, Vienna

52

John Ford

English Caroline dramatist and poet

*April 17th, 1586, Devon †November 30th, 1638, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1586 is a normal year and no leap year.

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