461 Historic Events for February 11
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Boris Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
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| 1939 |
Death |
Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Bryan Gould, MP
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Jane [Hyatt] Yolen, US, sci-fi author (Spider Jane, Heart's Blood)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash)
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| 1940 |
Death |
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Gov-Gen of Canada (1935-40), dies
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Jeremy Mackenzie, general
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
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| 1941 |
Event |
Lt-Gen Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Glenn Randall Jr, stuntman (Species, Mrs Soffel, Return of the Jedi)
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| 1941 |
Event |
1st Gold record presented (Glenn Miller-Chattanooga Choo Choo)
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| 1941 |
Death |
Rudolf Hilferding, Germ economist/Min of Finance (SPD), suicide at 63
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| 1941 |
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Sicherheitsdienst complains about Dutch anti German sentiments
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| 1942 |
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"Archie" comic book debuts
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Otis Clay, US gospel/RandB-singer (That's how it is)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Leon Haywood, US vocalist/keyboardist (It's Got to be Mellow)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
James Couchman, MP
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Iain Cameron, British brigadier
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Win Griffiths, MP
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| 1943 |
Event |
General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe
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| 1943 |
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Transport nr 47 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
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