February 11th, 1916

Born on February 11th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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What 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.

February 11th, 2018

Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.

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

Born on February 11th, 1916

88

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

German actor (1916-2004)

*February 11th, 1916, Paczków †September 2nd, 2004, Berlin

28

Fredy Hirsch

German educationist

*February 11th, 1916, Aachen †March 8th, 1944, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp

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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

91

Paul Bocuse

French chef

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

76

Kim Stanley

American actress (1925–2001)

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

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

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

71

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

89

Sidney Sheldon

American writer (1917–2007)

*February 11th, 1917, Chicago †January 30th, 2007, Rancho Mirage

55

Jennifer Aniston

American actress (born 1969)

*February 11th, 1969, Sherman Oaks

58

Johan Söderqvist

Swedish composer

*February 11th, 1966, Täby

84

Leslie Nielsen

Canadian-American actor (1926–2010)

*February 11th, 1926, Regina †November 28th, 2010, Fort Lauderdale

50

Alex Jones

American radio host and conspiracy theorist (born 1974)

*February 11th, 1974, Dallas

32

Taylor Lautner

American actor

*February 11th, 1992, Grand Rapids

42

Natalie Dormer

English actress

*February 11th, 1982, Reading

92

Ottavio Missoni

Italian fashion designer, founder of fashion label Missoni, Olympic hurdler (1921-2013)

*February 11th, 1921, Dubrovnik †May 9th, 2013, Sumirago

80

Giuseppe De Santis

Italian film director (1917–1997)

*February 11th, 1917, Fondi †May 16th, 1997, Rome

76

Eva Gabor

Hungarian-American actress and socialite (1919–1995)

*February 11th, 1919, Budapest †July 4th, 1995, Los Angeles

27

Nasty C

South African rapper and songwriter

*February 11th, 1997, Durban

35

Adèle Haenel

French actress

*February 11th, 1989, Paris

82

Richard Hamming

American mathematician and information theorist

*February 11th, 1915, Chicago †January 7th, 1998, Monterey

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89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes) which are celebrated on February 11th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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