|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
February 11 Birthdays in History - February 11 Deaths - February 11 Events
|
|
February 11, 1997 Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson February 11, 1981 Kelly Rowland, American Musician February 11, 1980 Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break February 11, 1980 Natasha Bobo, Watsonville California, actress, Sally-Together We Stand February 11, 1979 Brandy Norwood, American Musician February 11, 1977 Jessica Carlson, Kalamazoo, Michigan, archer, alt-Olympics-1996 February 11, 1977 Stephanie Richardson, born in Toronto, Ontario, 200m/800m swimmer 1996 Olympics February 11, 1977 Veronica Marie Duka, Campbellsville, Kentucky, Miss America, Ky-Top 10-1997 February 11, 1977 Mike Shinoda, American Musician February 11, 1976 Brice Beckham, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Wesley-Mr Belvedare February 11, 1976 Tony Battie, NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets February 11, 1975 Chuck Watanabe, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics February 11, 1975 Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz February 11, 1975 Kim Weir, Miss USA-Nebraska 1997 February 11, 1974 Brian Newman, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers February 11, 1974 Ronnie Ward, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins February 11, 1974 Wally Richardson, quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens February 11, 1973 Tom Tumulty, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals February 11, 1972 Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player, FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag February 11, 1972 Steve McManaman, English Athlete February 11, 1971 Jennifer Lynne Faucette, Burlington Vermont, Miss America-Vt 1996 February 11, 1971 John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins February 11, 1971 Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open February 11, 1970 Alistair Brown, cricketer, Surrey and England ODI opening batsman 1996 February 11, 1970 Jason Allyn Scott, Iowa City Iowa, rower 1996 Olympics February 11, 1969 Bryan Eversgerd, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals February 11, 1969 Jennifer Aniston, born in Sherman Oaks, California, actress, Rachel-Friends February 11, 1969 Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs February 11, 1969 Kevin King, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners February 11, 1969 Mark Atkinson, cricket wicket-keeper, Tasmanian batsman February 11, 1969 Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA 1996 February 11, 1969 Shannon Long, Gladstone Australia, playmate, Oct, 1988 February 11, 1967 Barbara Byrne, Princeton, New Jersey, rower 1996 Olympics February 11, 1967 Chris Reohr, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, fencer 1996 Olympics February 11, 1967 Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders February 11, 1967 John Patterson, U.S. baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants February 11, 1966 Alexander Semak, Ufa Russia, NHL center for the New York Islanders February 11, 1966 Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, TB Bucs February 11, 1966 Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star February 11, 1966 Stephen Gregory, New York City, actor, Chase-Young and Restless February 11, 1965 Angie Ridgeway, Wabash, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee-8th February 11, 1963 Todd Benzinger, U.S. baseball player for the San Francisco Giants February 11, 1962 Scott Kolden, Torrance California, actor, Scott-Me and the Champ February 11, 1962 Sheryl Crow, vocalist, All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995 February 11, 1962 Tammy Baldwin, American Politician February 11, 1961 Becky LeBeau, born in Los Angeles, California, vocalist, Mischief February 11, 1961 Carey Lowell, New York City, actress, Me and Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close February 11, 1961 Mary Docter, U.S., 3000m speed skater, Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92 February 11, 1960 Richard A. Mastracchio, Waterbury, Connecticut, astronaut February 11, 1959 Corinne Shigemoto, U.S. judo coach 1996 Olympics February 11, 1958 Michael Jackson, controller, BBC2 February 11, 1958 Regina Marsikova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star February 11, 1956 Kathleen Beller, Queens, New York, actress, Ft. Apache the Bronx, Touched February 11, 1954 Catherine Hickland, Ft. Lauderdale, actress, Capitol, Star Trek IV February 11, 1953 Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers February 11, 1953 Philip Anglim, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Dane-Thorn Birds February 11, 1953 Stephen D. Thorne, Frankfurt-on-Main, German FR, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut February 11, 1953 Jeb Bush, American Politician February 11, 1950 Clarence Ellis, NFLer February 11, 1950 Earnest Jim Istook, Rep-R-Oklahoma February 11, 1950 Johanna E "Joke" Beerens, actress, Schipper Next to God February 11, 1950 Rochelle Fleming, U.S. soul vocalist, First Choice, Smarty Pants February 11, 1949 Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist, Blackfoot February 11, 1948 Sue Bernard, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Dec, 1966 February 11, 1947 Roy Moore, American Judge February 11, 1946 M C Walker, CEO, Iceland Frozen Foods February 11, 1946 Timothy Chambers, pediatrician February 11, 1944 Bert Greene, golfer February 11, 1944 Buddhadev Dasgupta, director, Charachar, Grihajuddha February 11, 1944 Michael G Oxley, Rep-R-OH, 1981- February 11, 1944 Michael Oxley, American Politician February 11, 1943 Iain Cameron, British brigadier February 11, 1943 Win Griffiths, MP February 11, 1943 Rob Simmons, American Politician February 11, 1942 Archie Andrews, comic book character, Archie February 11, 1942 James Couchman, MP February 11, 1942 Leon Haywood, U.S. vocalist/keyboardist, It's Got to be Mellow February 11, 1942 Otis Clay, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, That's how it is February 11, 1942 Tony Colton, rock producer, On the Boards February 11, 1941 Glenn Randall, Jr., stuntman, Species, Mrs. Soffel, Return of the Jedi February 11, 1941 Jeremy Mackenzie, general February 11, 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88 February 11, 1941 Sonny Landham, American Actor February 11, 1940 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker, Monster Mash February 11, 1940 Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold February 11, 1939 Bryan Gould, MP February 11, 1939 Gerry Goffin, Queens, New York, rock lyricist, married Carole King February 11, 1939 Jane [Hyatt] Yolen, U.S., sci-fi author, Spider Jane, Heart's Blood February 11, 1938 Bevan Congdon, cricketer, NZ batsman of 60s and 70s February 11, 1938 Boris Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold February 11, 1938 Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panamanian general/dictator, -1990 February 11, 1938 Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer February 11, 1938 Yevgeniy Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold February 11, 1937 Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit February 11, 1937 Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist and playwright, The Family February 11, 1937 Marilyn Butler, Rector, Exeter College-Oxford February 11, 1937 Peter Lashley, cricketer, 4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66 February 11, 1936 Burt Reynolds, born in Michigan, actor, Evening Shade, Strip Tease, Cannonball February 11, 1935 Bent Lorentzen, composer February 11, 1935 Gene Vincent, born in Norfolk, Virginia, rock guitarist and vocalist, Be-Bop-A-Lula February 11, 1934 Francesco Pennisi, composer February 11, 1934 John Surtees, British race car driver February 11, 1934 Mary Quant, Kent England, fashion designer, Chelsea Look, Mod Look February 11, 1934 Patrick Holmes Sellors, ophthalmologist February 11, 1934 Tina Louise, New York City, actress, Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas February 11, 1934 Mel Carnahan, American Politician February 11, 1932 Dennis Skinner, MP February 11, 1932 Jerome Lowenthal, Philadelphia, pianist/prof, Jerusalem Academy of Music February 11, 1931 Larry Merchant, author/boxing commentator, Showtime February 11, 1930 Alevtina Koltschina, U.S.S.R., cross coutry relay skier, Oly-gold-1960 February 11, 1930 C H Dearnley, organist February 11, 1930 Earl of Rosebery February 11, 1929 Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer February 11, 1928 Archibald Forster, CEO, Esso UK February 11, 1928 Conrad Janis, New York City, actor, Mork and Mindy, Quark, Bonino February 11, 1928 Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper, WI of 50s and 60s February 11, 1928 Raoul Cita, rocker February 11, 1926 Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder, Scottish Opera February 11, 1926 Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor February 11, 1926 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor February 11, 1925 Kim Stanley, [Patricia Reid], Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Right Stuff February 11, 1925 Peter Berger, British vice-admiral February 11, 1925 Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist, Masters and Johnson February 11, 1925 Virginia Johnson, American Psychologist February 11, 1924 Mary Tregear, Oriental art historian February 11, 1923 Baroness Sharples February 11, 1923 Ronald Arculus, British diplomat February 11, 1922 Leslie Nielsen, Regina Sask, actor, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun February 11, 1922 Tudor Jarda, composer February 11, 1921 Eva Gabor, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, Lisa-Green Acres, Gigi February 11, 1921 Lloyd Bentsen, Sen-D-TX, 1971-, /1989 Dem VP nominee February 11, 1920 Billy Halop, New York City, actor, Bert Munson-All in the Family February 11, 1920 Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark Universe, Last Leap February 11, 1920 Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 February 11, 1920 Paul Peter Piech, artist February 11, 1919 Gretchen Fraser, born in Tacoma, Washington, slalom skier 1948 Olympics gold February 11, 1917 Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer February 11, 1917 Sidney Sheldon, novelist, 1947 Academy Award, 1959 Tony, Bloodline February 11, 1916 Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist February 11, 1915 Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist, VARA Orch, Orkestgebouw Orch February 11, 1915 Mervyn Levy, artist/critic February 11, 1915 Patrick Leigh Fermor, author February 11, 1914 French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer February 11, 1914 Matt Dennis, born in Seattle, Washington vocalist, Matt Dennis Show February 11, 1914 Menelaos Pallantios, composer February 11, 1914 Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder, court judge of Amsterdam February 11, 1913 Lucio Diestro San Pedro, composer February 11, 1912 Roy Fuller, England, poet and novelist, Lost Season February 11, 1912 Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist, Julliard February 11, 1911 Alec Cairncross, chancellor, Glasgow U February 11, 1909 Joseph L Mankiewicz, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, film writer and director, Sleuth February 11, 1909 Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ, 1934-35 February 11, 1909 Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Director February 11, 1908 Josh White, rocker February 11, 1908 Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist February 11, 1908 Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs, geologist/explorer, British Antarctic Survey February 11, 1907 E. W. Swanton, author and sports commentator February 11, 1906 Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal February 11, 1905 Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer, Camp diary February 11, 1904 Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF, 1965-79 February 11, 1904 Keith Holyoake, New Zealand PM, 1960-72 February 11, 1903 Hans Redlich, composer February 11, 1903 Rex Lease, West Virginia, actor, Fast Bullets, Sunny Skies, Custer's Last Stand February 11, 1902 Arne Jacobsen, Danish Architect February 11, 1900 Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher February 11, 1900 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39 February 11, 1898 Leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist February 11, 1897 Yves de La Casiniere, composer February 11, 1896 Else Lasker-Schuler, writer February 11, 1895 Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer February 11, 1894 Alfonso Leng, composer February 11, 1894 Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist, Massenanalyse February 11, 1893 Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary, Festival February 11, 1891 J. W. Hearne, cricket leg-spinner, all-rounder for England in 24 Tests February 11, 1890 John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer February 11, 1889 John Mills, dancer, Mills Brothers February 11, 1889 Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer February 11, 1887 Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstangl, German/US pianist/politician, NSDAP February 11, 1887 John van Melle, South African writer, Dawid Booysen February 11, 1883 Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer and conductor, Sulamith February 11, 1882 Gheorghe Cucu, composer February 11, 1879 Jean Gilbert, composer February 11, 1875 Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer February 11, 1874 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author February 11, 1874 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer February 11, 1873 Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist, Pages from My Life February 11, 1869 Helene ELJ Kroller-Muller, Dutch founder, Kroller-Muller Museum February 11, 1867 August W. Messer, German philosopher/educator/psychologist February 11, 1860 Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author, Monsieur Venus February 11, 1847 Thomas A. Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, American Inventor February 11, 1846 William Fox Talbot, pioneer photographer/inventor February 11, 1840 Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr Union Navy, died in 1884 February 11, 1839 Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist February 11, 1833 Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice February 11, 1830 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer February 11, 1830 Peter Arnold Heise, composer February 11, 1829 William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1889 February 11, 1821 Auguste Edouard Mariette, Fren egyptologist, dug out Sphinx 12/16/42 February 11, 1821 Hermann Allmers, writer February 11, 1819 Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer February 11, 1812 Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President, Confederacy, died in 1883 February 11, 1812 Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander Union Navy, died in 1883 February 11, 1810 Loisa Puget, composer February 11, 1802 Lydia Maria Child, U.S., author/abolitionist, Juvenile Miscellany February 11, 1800 William Henry Fox Talbot, Wiltshire England, photographic pioneer February 11, 1790 Ignaz Assmayer, composer February 11, 1783 Jarena Lee, famous African February 11, 1780 K vs. Gunderode, writer February 11, 1776 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, 1827-31 February 11, 1764 Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet, Cajus Graechus February 11, 1755 Albert Christoph Dies, composer February 11, 1732 George Washington February 11, 1657 Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer, Plurality of Worlds February 11, 1568 Honore d'Urfe, French writer, L'Astree February 11, 1557 John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist February 11, 1535 Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope, 1590-91 February 11, 1506 Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau February 11, 1465 Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII February 11, 1380 Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist |