461 Historic Events for February 11
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Leslie Nielsen, Regina Sask, actor (Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Baroness Sharples
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Mary Tregear, Oriental art historian
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Kim Stanley, [Patricia Reid], Tularosa NM, actress (Right Stuff)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Peter Berger, British vice-admiral
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist (Masters and Johnson)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Paul Bocuse, France, great chef (Legion of Honor)
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| 1926 |
Event |
Tokelau (Union) Islands in South Pacific transfers to NZ
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera)
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| 1927 |
Event |
US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles
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| 1927 |
Event |
US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Archibald Forster, CEO (Esso UK)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Raoul Cita, rocker
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s and 60s)
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| 1928 |
Event |
2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St Moritz, Switzerland
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork and Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
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| 1929 |
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Vatican City (world's smallest country) made an enclave of Rome
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| 1929 |
Event |
Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo," premieres in NYC
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Oly-gold-1960)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
C H Dearnley, organist
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Earl of Rosebery
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Larry Merchant, author/boxing commentator (Showtime)
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| 1931 |
Death |
Charles Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine, dies
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