What are the important events that happened on February 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 324 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 29, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 474,336 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontadigon’ day.
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Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 353 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,069 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 11 Historical Events
- 1752 –Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
- 1812 –Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry “gerrymanders” for the first time.
- 1873 –King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates.
- 1937 –A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.
- 1978 –Censorship: the People’s Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.
- 1981 –100000 USgal of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating 8 workers.
- 1987 –The Constitution of the Philippines goes into effect.
- 2008 –Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
- 2011 –Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
- 2032 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 11?
- 1821 –Auguste-Édouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)
- 1891 –J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
- 1902 –Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
- 1921 –Edward Seidensticker, American scholar (d. 2007)
- 1926 –Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (d. 1995)
- 1954 –Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer
- 1976 –Jorge Luís, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 –Tihhon Šišov, Estonian footballer
- 1984 –Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 –Taylor Lautner, American actor
Who died on February 11?
- 731 –Pope Gregory II
- 1797 –Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (b. 1713)
- 1868 –Léon Foucault, French astronomer (b. 1819)
- 1923 –Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)
- 1976 –Lee J Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1982 –Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (b. 1905)
- 1986 –Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (b. 1942)
- 2006 –Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. 1926)
- 2006 –Peter Benchley, American author (b. 1940)
- 2011 –Chuck Tanner, American Baseball player (b. 1928)
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