660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.BOOK, Trawicky, Bernard, Anniversaries and Holidays, 2009, American Library Association, 978-0-8389-1004-7, 25,books.google.com/books?id=dp2TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA25, en,
55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.JOURNAL, BBC History, February 2020, Dominic Sandbrook, Nero assassinates his stepbrother, 12,
951 – Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.BOOK, Mote, Frederick W., Imperial China, 900-1800, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1999, 9780674445154,books.google.com/books?id=SQWW7QgUH4gC, 95,
1144 - Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy.WEB,www.history-science-technology.com/articles/articles+1.html, History Of Science And Technology In Islam, www.history-science-technology.com,
1534 – At the Convocation of Canterbury, the Catholic bishops comprising the Upper House of the Province of Canterbury agree to style Henry VIII supreme head of the English church and clergy “so far as the law of Christ allows”.BOOK, Haigh, Christopher, English Reformations: Religion, Politics, and Society Under the Tudorslocation=Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 1993,books.google.com/books?id=zFmS2ng9z7wC, 9780198221623, 106â€“109,
1584 – A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de JesÃºs, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan.BOOK, Martinic, Mateo, Mateo Martinic, 1977, Historia del Estrecho de Magallanes, es,www.memoriachilena.cl/602/w3-article-10441.html, Santiago, AndrÃ©s Bello, 112â€“119,
1586 – Sir Francis Drake with an English force captures and occupies the Spanish colonial port of Cartagena de Indias for two months, obtaining a ransom and booty.WEB,archive.org/details/drakeandtudorna00corbgoog, Drake and the Tudor Navy: With a History of the Rise of England as a Maritime Power, Volume 2, 1965, New York, B. Franklin,

1601â€“1900

1659 – The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.BOOK, William Henry Wilkins, A Queen of Tears: Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway and Princess of Great Britain and Ireland,books.google.com/books?id=8YWuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183, 1904, Library of Alexandria, 978-1-4656-0740-9, 183,
1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.WEB, U.S. Senate: On This Day: February 11, 1794,www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/anecdote/days/006week_0211.htm, www.senate.gov, 11 February 2020,
1808 – Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.BOOK, Minerals Yearbook, 1976, Bureau of Mines, 641,books.google.com/books?id=My8KMnb3KqIC&pg=PA641, en,
1812 – Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of “gerrymandering” for the first time.WEB, Davis, Jennifer, Elbridge Gerry and the Monstrous Gerrymander {{!, In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress |url=https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/02/elbridge-gerry-and-the-monstrous-gerrymander/ |website=blogs.loc.gov |access-date=23 February 2020 |date=10 February 2017}}
1823 – Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a stampede at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.WEB, Flashback: Valletta stampede in 1823 killed 100 children,www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151118/local/Valletta-stampede-in-1823-killed-100-children.592551, Times of Malta, 18 November 2015, 23 February 2020, en-gb,
1826 – University College London is founded as University of London.BOOK, Andrews, Matthew, Universities in the Age of Reform, 1800â€“1870: Durham, London and King’s College, 2018, Springer, 978-3-319-76726-0, 77,books.google.com/books?id=RYteDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77, en,
1840 – Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La fille du rÃ©giment receives its first performance in Paris, France.WEB, La Fille du rÃ©giment â€” Productions â€” Royal Opera House,www.roh.org.uk/productions/la-fille-du-regiment-by-laurent-pelly, www.roh.org.uk, 23 February 2020,
1843 – Giuseppe Verdi’s opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.BOOK, Parker, Roger, The New Grove Guide to Verdi and His Operas, 2007, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-972781-0, 67,archive.org/details/newgroveguidetov00roge, registration, en,
1855 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.WEB, Ethiopia - The Zagwe and Solomonic dynasties,www.britannica.com/place/Ethiopia/, EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, 23 February 2020, en,
1856 – The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed.BOOK, Premchand, Munshi, Premchand’s Kazaki and Other Marvellous Tales, 2014, Hachette India, 978-93-5009-562-1, 107,books.google.com/books?id=wMdUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT107, en,
1858 – Bernadette Soubirous’s first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France.WEB, Saint Bernadette of Lourdes {{!, Biography, Facts, & Feast Day |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bernadette-of-Lourdes |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}
1861 – American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.BOOK, Masur, Louis P., Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union, 2012, Harvard University Press, 978-0-674-06753-0, 343,archive.org/details/lincolnshundredd0000masu, registration, en,
1873 – King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic.WEB, Amadeus {{!, king of Spain |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amadeus-king-of-Spain |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}WEB, BiografÃa de Amadeo I de Saboya (1871-1873) - Reyes y Reinas de la EspaÃ±a ContemporÃ¡nea,www.cervantesvirtual.com/portales/reyes_y_reinas_espana_contemporanea/amadeo_i_biografia/, 2023-06-26, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, es,
1889 – The Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.BOOK, Boscaro, Adriana, Gatti, Franco, Raveri, Massimo, Rethinking Japan Vol 2: Social Sciences, Ideology and Thought, 2018, Routledge, 978-1-135-88081-1, 48,books.google.com/books?id=vHh0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT48, en,

1901â€“present

1903 – Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.WEB, Anton Bruckner (1824-1896),mahlerfoundation.org/en/mahler/personen-2/bruckner-anton-1824-1896, Mahler Foundation, 6 January 2015, 24 February 2020,
1906 – Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.BOOK, Chadwick, Owen, A History of the Popes, 1830-1914, 2003, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-926286-1, 394,books.google.com/books?id=xtbLJZOKxx8C&pg=PA394, en,
1919 – Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany.WEB, Weimar Republic {{!, Facts, Constitution, & Downfall |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Weimar-Republic |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=24 February 2020 |language=en}}
1929 – The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.WEB, Lateran Treaty - Oxford Reference,www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100052999, www.oxfordreference.com, 24 February 2020, en,
1933 – LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks.MAGAZINE, February 1933, Red Squad-Communists Clash at City Hall,digitallibrary.californiahistoricalsociety.org/object/34527, Open Forum, 1, 10, 8, 0030-3429, 4098587,
1937 – The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.WEB, White, Jerry, Eighty-two years since the victory of the Flint sit-down strike,www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/11/flin-f11.html, www.wsws.org, 11 February 2019, 24 February 2020, en,
1938 – BBC Television produces the world’s first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel ÄŒapek play R.U.R., that coined the term “robot”.WEB, Lewis, Danny, 78 Years Ago Today, BBC Aired the First Science Fiction Television Program,www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/78-years-ago-today-bbc-aired-first-science-fiction-television-program-180958126/, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 February 2020, en,
1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.BOOK, Hack, Karl, Blackburn, Kevin, War Memory and the Making of Modern Malaysia and Singapore, 2012, NUS Press, 978-9971-69-599-6, 110,books.google.com/books?id=yO_wBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA110, en,
1946 – The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first significant challenge to the Authorized King James Version, is published.WEB, Omissions in New Revised Standard Version,www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/1946/07/omissions-in-new-revised-standard-version, 2023-10-04, www.ministrymagazine.org, en, WEB, Revised Standard Version Bible Committee,www2.oberlin.edu/archive/archon_pdfs/RSV_Bible_Committee_Inventory.pdf, Oberlin College, WEB, Morgan, David Closson and Jaelyn, Does 1 Corinthians 6:9 Really Condemn Homosexual Sex?,www.frcblog.com/2021/08/does-1-corinthians-69-really-condemn-homosexual-sex, 2023-10-06, www.frcblog.com, en, JOURNAL, 30 Mar 2006, I Preface to the Revised Standard Version,www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0034408520470401, Religious Education, en, 47, 4, 243â€“247, 10.1080/0034408520470401, 0034-4087,
1953 – Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.BOOK, Philipson, Ilene J., Ethel Rosenberg: Beyond the Myths, 1993, Rutgers University Press, 978-0-8135-1917-3, 345,books.google.com/books?id=8g6JU4hTJ2AC&pg=PA345, en,
1953 – Israeli-Soviet relations are severed.BOOK, Govrin, Yosef, Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1953-67: From Confrontation to Disruption, 1998, Psychology Press, 978-0-7146-4872-9, 3,books.google.com/books?id=s-yxoaPHwmQC&pg=PA3, en,
1959 – The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.BOOK, Rabi, Uzi, Yemen: Revolution, Civil War and Unification, 2014, Bloomsbury Publishing, 978-0-85772-531-8, 35,books.google.com/books?id=6eeKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA35, en,
1963 â€” The Beatles recorded their first album Please Please MeWEB, 2008-03-14, Please Please Me,www.beatlesbible.com/albums/please-please-me/, 2024-02-11, The Beatles Bible, en-GB,
1970 – Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.WEB,nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970-011A, Ohsumi, 2020-04-05, NASA NSSDC Master Catalog, National Space Science Data Center,
1971 – Cold War: the Seabed Arms Control Treaty opened for signature outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.BOOK, Experts, Disha, Exclusive Social, Polity & Economy Topics for Civil Services (IAS/IPS) Prelims & Mains Exam, 2019, Disha Publications, 978-93-89418-24-8, 222,books.google.com/books?id=nnGrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA222, en,
1978 – Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-275 C-FPWC Cranbrook Airport, BC (YXC),aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19780211-0, 2021-02-10, aviation-safety.net, Aviation Safety Network,
1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.WEB, 1979: Victory for Khomeini as army steps aside,news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/11/newsid_3477000/3477323.stm, BBC News, 24 February 2020, 11 February 1979,
1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.WEB, Beresford, David, From the archive, 12 February 1990: Nelson Mandela: A man whose time has come at last,www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/dec/06/1990-nelson-mandela-victor-verster-prison, The Guardian, 24 February 2020, 6 December 2013,
1990 – Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing’s world Heavyweight title.WEB, Campbell, Paul, From the Vault: Mike Tyson is knocked out by 42â€“1 underdog Buster Douglas,www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/feb/11/mike-tyson-underdog-buster-douglas-boxing-from-the-vault, The Guardian, 24 February 2020, 11 February 2015,
1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.WEB, Warnock, Lynda, NASA - STS-82,www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-82.html, www.nasa.gov, 24 February 2020, en,
1999 – Pluto crosses Neptune’s orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune’s orbit again until 2231.BOOK, Weintraub, David A., Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System, 2014, Princeton University Press, 978-1-4008-5297-0, 250,books.google.com/books?id=dW1_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA250, en,
2001 – A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.WEB, CNN.com - Sci-Tech - Kournikova virus suspect arrested - February 14, 2001,edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/02/14/kournikova.virus/index.html, edition.cnn.com, 24 February 2020,
2008 – Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President JosÃ© Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.BOOK, Greener, B. K., Fish, W. J., Internal Security and Statebuilding: Aligning Agencies and Functions, 2014, Routledge, 978-1-317-63133-0, 102,books.google.com/books?id=ZUqcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA102, en,
2011 – Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.WEB, Egypt Uprising of 2011,www.britannica.com/event/Egypt-Uprising-of-2011, EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, 24 February 2020, en,
2013 – The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI would resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.WEB, Frail Pope Benedict to step down,www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304, BBC News, 13 February 2020, 11 February 2013,
2013 – Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff.WEB, Jethro Mullen, 15 February 2013, Filipino group on Borneo claims to represent sultanate, Malaysia says,edition.cnn.com/2013/02/15/world/asia/malaysia-philippines-standoff, 25 February 2013, CNN,
2014 – A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.WEB, One survivor as 77 killed in Algeria plane crash,www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/12/one-survivor-algeria-plane-crash, The Guardian, 24 February 2020, 12 February 2014,
2015 – A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.WEB, Davidson, Helen, Rape and murder of young woman sparks mass Twitter protest in Turkey,www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/17/turkish-woman-ozgecan-aslans-sparks-anti-violence-campaign-sendeanlat, The Guardian, 24 February 2020, 17 February 2015,
2016 – A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.WEB, Shooting at Saudi office ‘kills six’,www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35552037, BBC News, 24 February 2020, 11 February 2016,
2017 – North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-first-since-trump-elected-in-us/2017/02/11/42d6cb57-d187-4b2a-bafb-6834c97799b0_story.html, North Korea fires ballistic missile, first since Trump elected in U.S., Fifield, Anna, February 11, 2017, February 11, 2020, The Washington Post,
2018 – Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.WEB, Bennetts, Marc, Russian passenger plane crashes outside Moscow, killing 71,www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/11/russian-passenger-plane-saratov-airlines-flight-6w703-crashes-outside-moscow-reports, The Guardian, 11 February 2020, 11 February 2018,
2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.WEB, 11 February 2020, Coronavirus disease named Covid-19,www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51466362, 11 February 2020, BBC,
2024 – 2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.WEB,www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/world/europe/finland-election-nato.html, Finland Elects Alexander Stubb President as It Ushers in NATO Era, Erika, Solomon, Johanna, Lemola, The New York Times, 11 February 2024, 12 February 2024,

Births

Pre-1600

1380 – Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (d. 1459)WEB, Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini {{!, Italian scholar |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gian-Francesco-Poggio-Bracciolini |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
1466 – Elizabeth of York (d. 1503)WEB, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York,www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/henry-vii-and-elizabeth-of-york, Westminster Abbey, 3 April 2020, en,
1535 – Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)WEB, Gregory XIV {{!, pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregory-XIV |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
1568 – HonorÃ© d’UrfÃ©, French author and playwright (d. 1625)BOOK, Warner, Charles Dudley, A Library of the World’s Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol.XLIII (Forty-Five Volumes); Dictionary of Authors (K-Z), 2008, Cosimo, Inc., 978-1-60520-251-8, 539,books.google.com/books?id=j6k3F_89oyEC&pg=PA539, en,

1601â€“1900

1649 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (d. 1715)WEB, William Carstares {{!, Scottish minister |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Carstares |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
1657 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (d. 1757)WEB, Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle {{!, French author and scientist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernard-Le-Bovier-sieur-de-Fontenelle |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
1708 – Egidio Duni, Italian composer (d. 1775)BOOK, Boer, Bertil van, Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, 2012, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7386-5, 169,books.google.com/books?id=1GchjwmUnmoC&pg=PA169, en,
1764 – Marie-Joseph ChÃ©nier, French poet and playwright (d. 1811)BOOK, Nafziger, George F., Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era, 2001, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6617-1, 82,books.google.com/books?id=Dcr7Zt2FEPoC&pg=PA82, en,
1776 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (d. 1831)BOOK, Newton, Michael, Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes], 2014, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-61069-286-1, 252,books.google.com/books?id=F4-dAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA252, en,
1800 – Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (d. 1877)WEB, BBC - History - William Henry Fox Talbot,www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/fox_talbot_william_henry.shtml, www.bbc.co.uk, 13 February 2020,
1802 – Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 1880)WEB, Lydia Maria Child {{!, American author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lydia-Maria-Child |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en}}
1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer (d. 1866)BOOK, Morris, Larry E., The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition, 2004, Yale University Press, 978-0-300-13024-9, 187,archive.org/details/fateofcorps00larr, registration, en,
1812 – Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883)WEB, Alexander H. Stephens {{!, vice president of Confederate States of America |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-H-Stephens |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en}}
1813 – Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (d. 1865)WEB, Otto Ludwig {{!, German writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-Ludwig |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=25 February 2020 |language=en}}
1821 – Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar (d. 1881)WEB, Auguste Mariette {{!, French archaeologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Auguste-Mariette |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=25 February 2020 |language=en}}
1830 – Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer (d. 1913)WEB, Giraudet, Jean-Paul, Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf,musicalics.com/en/composer/Hans-Bronsart-von-Schellendorf, musicalics.com, 25 February 2020, fr, 1 March 2014,
1833 – Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)WEB, Orth, John V., Fuller, Melville Weston,www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195176612.001.0001/acref-9780195176612-e-0459, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, Oxford University Press, 25 February 2020, en, 10.1093/acref/9780195176612.001.0001, 2005, 9780195176612,
1839 – Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (d. 1903)WEB, J. Willard Gibbs {{!, American scientist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Willard-Gibbs |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}
1845 – Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1936)WEB, Ahmed Tevfik PaÅŸa {{!, Ottoman vizier |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmed-Tevfik-Pasa |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}
1847 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)WEB, Thomas Edison {{!, Biography, Inventions, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Edison |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}
1855 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (d. 1940)WEB, Ellen Day Hale {{!, Smithsonian American Art Museum |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/ellen-day-hale-2022 |website=americanart.si.edu |access-date=3 April 2020}}
1860 – Rachilde, French author and playwright (d. 1953)BOOK, Hawthorne, Melanie, Rachilde and French Women’s Authorship: From Decadence to Modernism, 2001, U of Nebraska Press, 978-0-8032-2402-5, 12,books.google.com/books?id=TcjSMZ3Z5Q0C&pg=PA12, en,
1863 – John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston (d. 1950)WEB, Fitzgerald, John Francis (1863-1950),www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0600188, www.anb.org, 2000, 5 March 2020, en, 10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600188, Burns, Constance K., 978-0-19-860669-7,
1864 – Louis Bouveault, French chemist (d. 1909)BOOK, Partington, James Riddick, History of Chemistry, 1964, Macmillan International Higher Education, 978-1-349-00554-3, 860,books.google.com/books?id=-1JdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA860, en,
1869 – Helene KrÃ¶ller-MÃ¼ller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the KrÃ¶ller-MÃ¼ller Museum (d. 1939)WEB, From a merchant family,krollermuller.nl/en/timeline/from-a-merchant-family, krollermuller.nl, 5 March 2020, en, WEB, Rijksmuseum KrÃ¶ller-MÃ¼ller,krollermuller.nl/en/timeline/rijksmuseum-kroller-mulleritem2568, krollermuller.nl, 5 March 2020, en,
1869 – Else Lasker-SchÃ¼ler, German poet and author (d. 1945)WEB, Who was Jewish German poet and artist Else Lasker-SchÃ¼ler, celebrated in today’s Google Doodle?,www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/read-this/who-was-jewish-german-poet-and-artist-else-lasker-schuler-celebrated-todays-google-doodle-1392742, www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 7 February 2020, 5 March 2020, en,
1874 – Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (d. 1953)BOOK, Gaze, Delia, Mihajlovic, Maja, Shrimpton, Leanda, Dictionary of Women Artists: Introductory surveys; Artists, A-I, 1997, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-884964-21-3, 254,books.google.com/books?id=6_0Y0PALzQMC&pg=PA254, en,
1877 – Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (d. 1968)ENCYCLOPEDIA, Aasa Helgesen, Ã…nund, Haugland, Store norske leksikon, 4 January 2024, Bolstad, Erik, Norsk nettleksikon, Oslo,snl.no/Aasa_Helgesen, no, 16 March 2024,
1881 – Carlo CarrÃ , Italian painter (d. 1966)WEB, CarrÃ , Carlo, 1881â€“1966,artuk.org/discover/artists/carra-carlo-18811966, artuk.org, 5 March 2020, en,
1888 – John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (d. 1980)WEB,www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html, John Warren Davis, West Virginia Archives and History, 2019, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, February 29, 2020,www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20200229171815www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html,">web.archive.org/web/20200229171815www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html, February 29, 2020, NEWS, Anderson, Gene, Dr. John Warren Davis, adviser to five presidents, The Record (North Jersey), The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, July 13, 1980, 22,www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/, March 2, 2020, Newspapers.com,web.archive.org/web/20200302233738/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/, March 2, 2020,
1897 – Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (d. 1954)BOOK, Shook, John R., Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, 2005, A&C Black, 978-1-84371-037-0, 1951,books.google.com/books?id=Ijpj1tB3Qr0C&pg=PA1951, en,
1898 – Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 1964)WEB, Leo Szilard {{!, American physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-Szilard |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}
1900 – Ellen Broe, Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (d. 1994)WEB,www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/313/origin/170/, Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Ellen Broe, 2007-07-08,www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/313/origin/170/," title="web.archive.org/web/20070708132625www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/313/origin/170/,">web.archive.org/web/20070708132625www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/313/origin/170/, July 8, 2007, 2017-10-24,
1900 – Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002)WEB, Hans-Georg Gadamer,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hans-georg-gadamer-9148259.html, The Independent, 5 March 2020, en, 26 March 2002,
1900 – JÅsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958)BOOK, Prohl, Inken, Nelson, John K., Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions, 2012, BRILL, 978-90-04-23435-2, 283â€“290,books.google.com/books?id=uiZi2mgC5a4C&pg=PA283, en,

1901â€“present

1902 – Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (d. 1971)BOOK, Campbell, Gordon, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Two-volume Set, 2006, Oxford University Press, USA, 978-0-19-518948-3, 509,books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA509, en,
1904 – Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)WEB, Holyoake, Keith Jacka,teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5h33/holyoake-keith-jacka, teara.govt.nz, 6 March 2020, en,
1904 – Lucile Randon, French supercentenarianWEB, World’s oldest man dies aged 113,www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/worlds-oldest-man-dead-dies-death-113-years-old-spain-francisco-nunez-olivera-a8185041.html, The Independent, 11 February 2020, en, 30 January 2018, (d. 2023)
1908 – Philip Dunne, American screenwriter (d. 1992)BOOK, Matheson, Sue, The John Ford Encyclopedia, 2019, Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1-5381-0382-1, 74,books.google.com/books?id=SvuzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74, en,
1908 – Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (d. 1999)WEB, Obituary: Sir Vivian Fuchs,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-vivian-fuchs-1125583.html, The Independent, 6 March 2020, en, 13 November 1999,
1909 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)BOOK, Grasso, John, Historical Dictionary of Boxing, 2013, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7867-9, 51,books.google.com/books?id=njefAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA51, en,
1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)WEB, Joseph L. Mankiewicz {{!, Biography, Movies, Assessment, and Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-L-Mankiewicz |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=6 March 2020 |language=en}}
1912 – Rudolf FirkuÅ¡nÃ½, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1994)WEB, Obituary: Rudolf Firkusny,www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-rudolf-firkusny-1415563.html, The Independent, 9 March 2020, en, 23 July 1994,
1914 – Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)WEB, Matt Dennis - Oxford Reference,www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095710476, www.oxfordreference.com, 9 March 2020, en,
1914 – Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1969)BOOK, Komara, Edward M., Encyclopedia of the Blues, 2006, Psychology Press, 978-0-415-92699-7, 1072,books.google.com/books?id=-w-uGwm_LhcC&pg=PA1072, en,
1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor, English soldier, author, and scholar (d. 2011)WEB, Obituary: Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13733309, BBC News, 9 March 2020, 10 June 2011,
1915 – Richard Hamming, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)BOOK, Henderson, Harry, A to Z of Computer Scientists, 2014, Infobase Publishing, 978-1-4381-0918-3, 108,books.google.com/books?id=pNmm_Axdor8C&pg=PA108, en,
1917 – Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)WEB, Sidney Sheldon,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sidney-sheldon-434541.html, The Independent, 11 February 2020, en, 1 February 2007,
1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1995)WEB, Famous birthdays for Feb. 11: Damian Lewis, Khalid,www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/11/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-11-Damian-Lewis-Khalid/6091676075273/, UPI, 10 February 2024, 11 February 2023,
1920 – Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)WEB, Farouk I {{!, king of Egypt |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Farouk-I |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}
1920 – Daniel F. Galouye, American author (d. 1976)WEB, Authors : Galouye, Daniel F : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia,www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/galouye_daniel_f, www.sf-encyclopedia.com, 9 March 2020,
1920 – Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)WEB, Billy Halop,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1600fc6,web.archive.org/web/20190805051447/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1600fc6, dead, August 5, 2019, BFI, 9 March 2020, en,
1920 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 1978)BOOK, Finkelman, Paul, Encyclopedia of African American History: 5-Volume Set, 2009, Oxford University Press, USA, 978-0-19-516779-5, 15,books.google.com/books?id=6gbQHxb_P0QC&pg=RA2-PA15, en,
1921 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006)WEB, Lloyd Bentsen {{!, American politician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lloyd-Bentsen |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}
1921 – Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013)WEB, Cochrane, Lauren, Ottavio Missoni obituary,www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/may/09/ottavio-missoni, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 9 May 2013,
1923 – Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (d. 2010)WEB, Antony Flew {{!, English philosopher |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antony-Flew |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}
1924 – Budge Patty, American tennis player (d. 2021)BOOK, Grasso, John, Historical Dictionary of Tennis, 2011, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7237-0, 220,books.google.com/books?id=W39oSS7c2xAC&pg=PA220, en,
1925 – Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)WEB, Hayman, Suzie, Virginia Johnson obituary,www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/28/virginia-johnson, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 28 July 2013,
1925 – Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)WEB, Kim Stanley {{!, American actress |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kim-Stanley |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef (d. 2018)WEB, Paul Bocuse {{!, French chef |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Bocuse |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2010)WEB, Bergan, Ronald, Leslie Nielsen obituary,www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/29/leslie-nielsen-obituary, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 29 November 2010,
1930 – Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (d. 2007).WEB, San Francisco Arts Commission,www.sfartscommission.org/experience-art/exhibitions/civic-art-collection-focus-roy-de-forest, www.sfartscommission.org, 9 March 2020,
1930 – Mary Quant, British fashion designer (d. 2023)WEB,www.biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quantsynopsis, Mary Quant â€“ Clothes, Miniskirt & Fashion, 3 June 2020, 13 April 2023, 13 April 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230413125132/https://www.biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quantsynopsis, live, The Mary Quant exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2019â€“20 stated her year of birth as 1930, and that she became a student at Goldsmiths College around 1950. However, the sleeve to her own autobiography (2012) gives the year as 1934, a date that has been widely cited over the years. Obituaries in April 2023 seemed universally to have accepted that she was 93 when she died: in other words, that she was born on 11 February 1930.
1932 – Dennis Skinner, English miner and politicianWEB, Dennis Skinner at 80,www.theguardian.com/politics/gallery/2012/feb/12/dennis-skinner-80-in-pictures, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 12 February 2012,
1934 – Mel Carnahan, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (d. 2000)WEB, Jackson, Harold, Obituary: Mel Carnahan,www.theguardian.com/news/2000/oct/19/guardianobituaries.haroldjackson, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 19 October 2000,
1934 – Tina Louise, American actress and singerBOOK, Strodder, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s, 2007, Santa Monica Press, 978-1-59580-986-5, 34,books.google.com/books?id=ecqPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA34, en,
1934 – Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military leader of Panama (d. 2017)WEB, Caistor, Nick, Manuel Noriega obituary,www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/manuel-noriega-obituary, The Guardian, 9 March 2020, 30 May 2017,
1934 – David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (d. 2013)WEB, David Taylor,www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/david-taylor, www.bafta.org, 9 March 2020, en, 3 April 2013,
1935 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (d. 1971)WEB, Gene Vincent {{!, American singer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gene-Vincent |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (d. 2018)WEB, Obituary: Burt Reynolds,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38589977, BBC News, 9 March 2020, 6 September 2018,
1937 – Ian Gow, British politician (d. 1990)WEB,api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ian-gow/index.html, Mr Ian Gow (Hansard), api.parliament.uk,
1937 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscasterBOOK, Berkmann, Marcus, Berkmann’s Cricketing Miscellany, 2019, Little, Brown Book Group, 978-1-4087-1175-0, 28,books.google.com/books?id=lc2ODwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28, en,
1937 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)WEB, Eddie Shack {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eddie-shack |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=2 April 2020}}
1937 – Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist (d. 2010)WEB, Russell, Tony, Phillip Walker obituary,www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/10/phillip-walker-obituary, The Guardian, 2 April 2020, 10 August 2010,
1938 – Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2018)WEB, Cricket: Former New Zealand cricket captain Bevan Congdon dies,www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11991985, NZ Herald, 2 April 2020, en-NZ, 10 February 2018,
1939 – Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (d. 2014)WEB, Legendary Songwriter Gerry Goffin February 11, 1939 - June 19, 2014 {{!, Carole King |url=https://www.caroleking.com/news/legendary-songwriter-gerry-goffin-february-11-1939-june-19-2014 |website=www.caroleking.com |access-date=2 April 2020}}
1940 – Calvin Fowler, American basketball player (d. 2013)WEB, Former SFU star and Team USA Captain, Cal Fowler, dies,sfuathletics.com/news/2013/3/8/MBB_0308131617, Saint Francis University, 10 February 2024, 8 March 2013,
1942 – Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)WEB, Otis Clay: Singer hailed for his work in gospel and soul,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/otis-clay-singer-hailed-for-his-work-in-gospel-and-soul-as-well-as-his-charitable-work-in-his-a6811161.html, The Independent, 2 April 2020, en, 13 January 2016,
1943 – Joselito, Spanish singer and actorWEB, Joselito,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16e4eff,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16e4eff," title="web.archive.org/web/20190228204345www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16e4eff,">web.archive.org/web/20190228204345www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16e4eff, dead, February 28, 2019, BFI, 2 April 2020, en,
1943 – Alan Rubin, American trumpet player (d. 2011)WEB, Alan Rubin dies at 68; Blues Brothers trumpeter,www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-jun-11-la-me-alan-rubin-20110611-story.html, Los Angeles Times, 2 April 2020, 11 June 2011,
1944 – Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)WEB, Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details,bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=O000163, bioguideretro.congress.gov, 2 April 2020,
1944 – Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayistBOOK, Werlock, Abby H. P., Companion to Literature: Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story, 2009, Infobase Publishing, 978-1-4381-2743-9, 698,books.google.com/books?id=lWuyTK_0eBsC&pg=PA698, en,
1946 – Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2007)WEB, Ian Porterfield,www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/ian-porterfield-2469221, www.scotsman.com, 13 September 2007, 2 April 2020, en,
1947 – Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician and Prime Minister of JapanWEB, Hatoyama Yukio {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hatoyama-Yukio |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producerLarkin 2011, p. 2371
1949 – James Silas, American basketball playerWEB, James Silas,www.nba.com/stats/player/78150/career, National Basketball Association, 10 February 2024,
1951 – Mike Leavitt, American politician, 14th Governor of UtahWEB, Mike Leavitt - Utah History Encyclopedia,www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LEAVITT_MICHAEL.shtml, www.uen.org, 2 April 2020,
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actorWEB, Philip Anglim,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3f85f63,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3f85f63," title="web.archive.org/web/20180620110958www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3f85f63,">web.archive.org/web/20180620110958www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3f85f63, dead, June 20, 2018, BFI, 2 April 2020, en,
1953 – Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of FloridaBOOK, Conley, Richard S., The A to Z of the Reagan-Bush Era, 2009, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7036-9, 31,books.google.com/books?id=xSrzGmismQMC&pg=PA31, en,
1953 – Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (d. 2014)WEB, Tom Veryzer Stats, Fantasy & News,www.mlb.com/player/tom-veryzer-123714, MLB.com, 2 April 2020, en,
1954 – Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriterBOOK, Roberts, Jerry, Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, 2009, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6378-1, 572,books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA572, en,
1956 – Catherine Hickland, American actressWEB, CATHERINE HICKLAND BROADWAY AND THEATRE CREDITS,www.broadwayworld.com/people/Catherine-Hickland/, Broadway World, January 14, 2022, en, February 17, 2021,
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist (d. 2018)WEB, Tributes pour in after French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies, aged 62,www.rfi.fr/en/20180219-didier-lockwood-obituary-jazz-violin, RFI, 2 April 2020, en, 19 February 2018,
1957 – Tina Ambani, Indian actress and chairpersonWEB, The Ambani family tree: A journey to the life of billionaires,pressroom.today/2018/08/08/ambani-family-tree/, Pressroom TODAY, 8 August 2018, en, 8 August 2018,
1959 – Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driverWEB, Roberto Moreno,en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1082.html, ESPN UK, 2 April 2020, en,
1960 – Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronautWEB, Astronaut Biography: Richard A. Mastracchio,www.space.com/4095-astronaut-biography-richard-mastracchio.html, Space.com, 20 July 2007, 2 April 2020, en,
1961 – Carey Lowell, American actressWEB, Rose, Mike, Today’s famous birthdays list for February 11, 2023 includes celebrities Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Aniston,www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-11-2023-includes-celebrities-sheryl-crow-jennifer-aniston.html, The Plain Dealer, Associated Press, 10 February 2024, 11 February 2023,
1962 – Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politicianBOOK, Ford, Lynne E., Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics, 2010, Infobase Publishing, 978-1-4381-1032-5, 46,books.google.com/books?id=cVtFJ5tvINsC&pg=PA46, en,
1962 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter and guitaristLarkin 2011, p. 438
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, 9th Governor of AlaskaWEB, Sarah Palin {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-Heath-Palin |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
1964 – Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestlerBOOK, Wall, Jeremy, UFC’s Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10, 2005, ECW Press, 978-1-55022-691-1, 159,books.google.com/books?id=S1a0M_otVYYC&pg=PA159, en,
1965 – Vicki Wilson, Australian netball playerWEB, Netball {{!, Coach Profile: Vicki WILSON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6043097-vicki-wilson.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=2 April 2020}}
1967 – Ciro Ferrara, Italian footballer and manager
1968 – Mo Willems, American author and illustratorWEB, Literary Birthday â€“ 11 February â€“ Mo Willems,writerswrite.co.za/literary-birthday-11-february-mo-willems/, Writers Write, 2 April 2020, 11 February 2016,
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producerBOOK, Hart, Brian, Rinvolucri, Mario, Puchta, Herbert, Stranks, Jeff, English in Mind Starter Level Teacher’s Resource Book, 2010, Cambridge University Press, 978-0-521-17689-7, 25,books.google.com/books?id=UAdlZKv9ub4C&pg=PA25, en,
1969 – Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballerWEB, Andreas Hilfiker Stats, News, Bio,www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/161471/andreas-hilfiker, ESPN, 2 April 2020, en,
1969 – John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscasterWEB, John Salako - Midfielder - Madejski Men {{!, Reading FC |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/club/history/madejski-men/midfielder/john-salako/ |website=www.readingfc.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2020}}
1971 – Damian Lewis, English actorWEB, Damian Lewis {{!, British actor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Damian-Lewis |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en}}
1972 – Steve McManaman, English footballerWEB, College Days: Steve McManaman,www.theguardian.com/education/2002/dec/10/furthereducation.uk3, The Guardian, 2 April 2020, 10 December 2002,
1972 – Kelly Slater, American surfer
1973 – Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriterBOOK, O’Shea, Mick, Cemetery Gates: Saints and Survivors of the Heavy Metal Scene, 2014, Plexus Publishing, 978-0-85965-890-4, 254,books.google.com/books?id=1WP4CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT254, en,
1974 – Nick Barmby, English footballer and managerWEB,www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=410, Nick Barmby, soccerbase.com, 8 February 2020,
1974 – D’Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producerLarkin 2011, p. 482
1974 – Alex Jones, American radio show host and conspiracy theoristWEB, Alex Jones,www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/alex-jones, Southern Poverty Law Center, 31 January 2023,
1974 – Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and football player
1974 – Jaroslav Å paÄek, Czech ice hockey player and coachWEB, Jaroslav Spacek,www.espn.com/nhl/player/splits/_/id/882/jaroslav-spacek, ESPN.com, 2 April 2020,
1975 – Andy Lally, American race car driverNEWS, Andy Lally,www.imsa.com/drivers/andy-lally/, IMSA, 2 April 2020,
1975 – Callum Thorp, Australian cricketerWEB, Callum Thorp,www.skysports.com/cricket/player/2373/callum-thorp, SkySports, 2 April 2020, en,
1975 – Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coachWEB, Jacque Vaughn Stats, News, Bio,www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/874/jacque-vaughn, ESPN, 2 April 2020, en,
1976 – Tony Battie, American basketball player and sportscasterWEB, Tony Battie Stats, News, Bio,www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/45/tony-battie, ESPN, 2 April 2020, en,
1976 – Bryce Salvador, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Bryce Salvador,www.nhl.com/player/bryce-salvador-8460626, National Hockey League, 10 February 2024,
1977 – Mike Shinoda, American musician and artistWEB, Mike Shinoda: Biography, {{AllMusic, artist, p388572, yes, | work = AllMusic | first = Corey | last = Apar}}
1979 – Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actressWEB, Brandy,www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-62759, Oxford Reference, Oxford University Press, 9 March 2020, en, 10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001, 2009, 9780195313734,
1980 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor and singer
1981 – Kelly Rowland, American singer and actressWEB, Ruff, Rivea, Birthday Slay! Kelly Rowland Is Finer Than Ever At 41,www.essence.com/entertainment/kelly-rowland-birthday-41/, Essence (magazine), Essence, 31 January 2023, 11 February 2022,
1982 – Daryn Colledge, American football playerWEB, Daryn Colledge,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9633/daryn-colledge, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1982 – Natalie Dormer, English actressWEB, Earnshaw, Jessica, Birthday girl Natalie Dormer stuns in quirky dress at BAFTA Gala... as new GoT stills emerge,www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/643382/Natalie-Dormer-birthday-BAFTA-Gala-Game-Of-Thrones-season-6, Daily Express, 31 January 2023, 11 February 2016,
1982 – Ä½ubomÃra KalinovÃ¡, Slovak biathleteWEB, Lubomira KALINOVA - Olympic Biathlon {{!, Slovakia |url=https://www.olympic.org/lubomira-kalinova |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=9 March 2020 |language=en |date=24 June 2016}}
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker playerWEB, Aussie mettle wins it for Robertson,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8658924.stm, BBC Sport, 6 March 2020, 4 May 2010,
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballerWEB,www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22239, Rafael van der Vaart, soccerbase.com, 8 February 2020,
1984 – Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinterWEB, European Athletics - Athlete: Maarten Heisen,www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=h/athlete=141716-heisen-maarten/index.html, european-athletics, 6 March 2020, en,
1984 – Marco Marcato, Italian cyclistWEB, Marco Marcato,www.eurosport.com/cycling/marco-marcato_prs116053/person.shtml, www.eurosport.com, 6 March 2020,
1984 – Aubrey O’Day, American singer and reality television personality
1984 – Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Max Talbot - Profile,www.nhlpa.com/the-players/26073/maxime-talbot, www.nhlpa.com, 6 March 2020,
1984 – Alando Tucker, American basketball player and coachWEB, Alando Tucker,www.nba.com/stats/player/201169/career, National Basketball Association, 10 February 2024,
1985 – Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Mike Richards,www.nhl.com/player/mike-richards-8470617, National Hockey League, 10 February 2024,
1985 – Å Ã¡rka StrachovÃ¡, Czech skierWEB, Å Ã¡rka StrachovÃ¡,www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/sarka-strachova_prs33465/person.shtml, www.eurosport.com, 6 March 2020,
1986 – Gabriel Boric, Chilean politician, 36th President of ChileWEB, Esparza, Robinson,www.elmagallanews.cl/node/3666, Gabriel Boric: El magallÃ¡nico que quiere desbancar a Camila Vallejo, Gabriel Boric: The man from Magallanes who wants to unseat Camila Vallejo, El Magallanews.cl, Noticias de Punta Arenas y Magallanes, 17 November 2011, 4 August 2015, es-CL,
1987 – Luca Antonelli, Italian footballerWEB, Luca Antonelli Stats, News, Bio,www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/74381/luca-antonelli?src=com, ESPN, 6 March 2020, en,
1987 – Juanmi CallejÃ³n, Spanish footballerWEB, Juan Callejon,www.eurosport.co.uk/football/juan-miguel-callejon_prs162293/person.shtml, www.eurosport.com, 6 March 2020,
1987 – Brian Matusz, American baseball playerWEB, Brian Matusz Stats, Fantasy & News,www.mlb.com/player/brian-matusz-451085, MLB.com, 6 March 2020, en,
1987 – Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skaterWEB, Jan SMEEKENS - Olympic Speed skating {{!, Netherlands |url=https://www.olympic.org/jan-smeekens |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en |date=29 June 2018}}
1987 – Ellen van Dijk, Dutch cyclistWEB, Ellen van Dijk Bio, Stats, and Results,www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/ellen-van-dijk-1.html,web.archive.org/web/20200418112619/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/ellen-van-dijk-1.html, dead, 18 April 2020, Olympics at Sports-Reference.com, 5 March 2020, en,
1988 – Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball playerWEB, Vlad MOLDOVEANU at the FIBA Europe Cup 2018-19,www.fiba.basketball/europecup/18-19/player/Vlad-Moldoveanu, FIBA.basketball, 5 March 2020, en,
1990 – Javier Aquino, Mexican footballerWEB, Javier Aquino Stats,fbref.com/en/players/215104cc/Javier-Aquino, FBref.com, 5 March 2020, en,
1990 – Q’orianka Kilcher, German-American actress
1991 – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian football player and medical doctorWEB, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16958/laurent-duvernay-tardif, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1991 – Nikola Mirotic, Spanish basketball playerWEB, Nikola Mirotic,gleague.nba.com/player/nikola-mirotic/, NBA G League, 13 February 2020,
1992 – Lasse Norman Hansen, Danish track and road cyclistWEB, Lasse Norman Hansen Bio, Stats, and Results,www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/lasse-norman-hansen-1.html,web.archive.org/web/20200417235838/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/lasse-norman-hansen-1.html, dead, 17 April 2020, Olympics at Sports-Reference.com, 13 February 2020, en,
1992 – Taylor Lautner, American actorWEB, VanHoose, Benjamin, Taylor Lautner’s FiancÃ©e Tay Dome Wishes Him a Happy 30th Birthday: ‘You Are My Greatest Love’,people.com/movies/taylor-lautner-fiancee-wishes-him-happy-30th-birthday/, People (magazine), People, 31 January 2023, 11 February 2022,
1992 – Jake Matthews, American football playerWEB, Jake Matthews,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16713/jake-matthews, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1993 – Ben McLemore, American basketball playerWEB, Ben McLemore Stats, News, Bio,www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/2578213/ben-mclemore, ESPN, 11 February 2020, en,
1994 – Dansby Swanson, American baseball playerWEB, Dansby Swanson,m.milb.com/milb/player/621020, MILB, 11 February 2020,
1995 – Milan Å kriniar, Slovak footballerWEB, Milan Skriniar Biography,www.espn.co.uk/football/player/bio/_/id/175195/milan-skriniar, 2022-10-26, ESPN, en,
1995 – Rick Karsdorp, Dutch footballerWEB, Rick Karsdorp,www.legaseriea.it/en/player/rick-karsdorp-90326, Serie A, 11 February 2024,
1996 – Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis playerWEB,www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview, Daniil Medvedev ATP player page, ATP, 12 February 2022,
1996 – Jonathan Tah, German footballerWEB,www.bayer04.de/de-de/player/werkself/bayer-04-leverkusen/jonathan-tah, Jonathan Tah - Abwehr, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 10 February 2019,
1996 – Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballerWEB, Lucas Torreira,www.premierleague.com/players/23033/Lucas-Torreira/overview, Premier League, 11 February 2024,
1997 – Damien Harris, American football playerWEB, Damien Harris,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3925347/damien-harris, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1997 – Mike Hughes, American football playerWEB, Mike Hughes,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3895841/mike-hughes, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1997 – Hubert Hurkacz, Polish tennis playerWEB,www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview, Hubert Hurkacz Overview ATP Tour Tennis, ATP Tour, 17 September 2021,
1997 – Zavier Simpson, American basketball playerWEB, Zavier Simpson,www.nba.com/player/1630285/zavier-simpson, 12 April 2024, National Basketball Association,
1998 – Trent Frederic, American ice hockey playerWEB, Trent Frederic Stats And News,www.nhl.com/bruins/player/trent-frederic-8479365, 2023-10-14, www.nhl.com, en,
1998 – Josh Jacobs, American football playerWEB, Josh Jacobs,www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047365/josh-jacobs, ESPN, 10 February 2024,
1998 – Khalid, American singer and songwriterWEB, Ju, Shirley, Khalid Celebrates 21st Birthday With Bash at Beverly Hills Mansion,variety.com/2019/music/news/khalid-21st-birthday-party-1203137065/, 2020-11-10, Variety, en-US, 2019-02-12,
2000 – Nassir Little, American basketball playerWEB, Nassir Little,www.nba.com/player/1629642/nassir-little, National Basketball Association, 10 February 2024,
2001 – Bryan Gil, Spanish footballerWEB, Bryan Gil,www.premierleague.com/players/55700/Bryan-Gil/overview, Premier League, 11 February 2024,

Deaths

Pre-1600

AD 55 – Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (b. 41)BOOK, Vagi, David, Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, 2016, Routledge, 978-1-135-97125-0, 133,books.google.com/books?id=dIEYDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT133, en,
244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (b. 225)BOOK, Mikhail, Maged, The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE: The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt, 2016, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-317-28060-6, 167,books.google.com/books?id=hCwlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA167, en,
641 – Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (b. 575)WEB, Heraclius {{!, Byzantine emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heraclius-Byzantine-emperor |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en}}
731 – Pope Gregory II (b. 669)WEB, Saint Gregory II {{!, pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gregory-II |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
824 – Pope Paschal IWEB, Saint Paschal I {{!, pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paschal-I |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
1141 – Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)WEB, Hugh of Saint-Victor {{!, French theologian |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-of-Saint-Victor |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
1503 – Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)

1601â€“1900

1626 – Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)BOOK, Mollin, Richard A., An Introduction to Cryptography, 2000, CRC Press, 978-1-58488-127-8, 21,books.google.com/books?id=MsxSygPO_fwC&pg=PA21, en,
1650 – RenÃ© Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)WEB, Rene Descartes {{!, Biography, Philosophy, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rene-Descartes |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)WEB, Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei {{!, Italian dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francesco-Scipione-marchese-di-Maffei |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1763 – William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)WEB, William Shenstone {{!, English connoisseur |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shenstone |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1768 â€“ George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard’s and St Botolph’s Aldgate (b. 1695)WEB, George Dance the Elder, St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, c.1740s: (1-9) Plans, elevations, sections & detail of ceiling,collections.soane.org/THES79605, 2023-10-06, collections.soane.org, WEB, George Dance {{!, Artist {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/george-dance-ra |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.royalacademy.org.uk}}WEB, Gardens (en), Parks and, George Dance The Elder,www.parksandgardens.org/people/george-dance-the-elder, 2023-10-23, Parks & Gardens, en,
1795 – Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)WEB, Carl Michael Bellman {{!, Swedish poet and musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Michael-Bellman |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1811 – Juan SÃ¡nchez RamÃrez, leader of the troops that fought against the French rule of Santo Domingo’s colony between 1808 and 1809 (b. 1762)NEWS,dbe.rah.es/biografias/6438/juan-sanchez-ramirez, Juan SÃ¡nchez RamÃrez, Real Academia de la Historia, November 22, 2020,
1829 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)WEB, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Griboyedov {{!, Russian dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksandr-Sergeyevich-Griboyedov |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1862 – Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist’s model (b. 1829)WEB, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal 1829-1862,www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/elizabeth-eleanor-siddal-494, Tate, 3 April 2020,
1868 – LÃ©on Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)WEB, LÃ©on Foucault {{!, French physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Foucault |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1898 – FÃ©lix MarÃa Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (b. 1813)WEB,calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/, FÃ‰LIX MARÃA ZULOAGA, Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico, May 28, 2019, es, May 28, 2019,calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190528051501calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/,">web.archive.org/web/20190528051501calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/, dead,

1901â€“present

1901 – Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)WEB, Milan IV (or II) {{!, king of Serbia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Milan-IV |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1917 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)BOOK, United States Naval Medical Bulletin, 1917, U.S. Government Printing Office, 525,books.google.com/books?id=kCYgAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA525, en,
1918 – Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)WEB, Aleksey Maksimovich Kaledin {{!, Russian military officer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksey-Maksimovich-Kaledin |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)WEB, Sir Charles Algernon Parsons {{!, British engineer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Algernon-Parsons |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1938 – Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (b. 1878)WEB, Kansanedustajat: Kalle Korhonen,www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx, Parliament of Finland, 20 December 2023,web.archive.org/web/20190318010448/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx, 18 March 2019, Helsinki, Finland, fi,
1940 – John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)WEB, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland,www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/johnbuchan.html, www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, 3 April 2020,
1940 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)BOOK, Ethics, Intigrity & Aptitude, 19 January 2021, Prabhat Prakashan, 978-93-5266-556-3, 343,books.google.com/books?id=N1xPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT343, en,
1947 – Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)WEB, Martin Klein Bio, Stats, and Results,www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/martin-klein-1.html,web.archive.org/web/20200417215430/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/martin-klein-1.html, dead, 17 April 2020, Olympics at Sports-Reference.com, 3 April 2020, en,
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)WEB, Sergei M. Eisenstein,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14adda2,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14adda2," title="web.archive.org/web/20160204153015www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14adda2,">web.archive.org/web/20160204153015www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14adda2, dead, February 4, 2016, BFI, 3 April 2020, en,
1949 – Axel Munthe, Swedish doctor (b. 1857)BOOK, Chatwin, Bruce, Bruce Chatwin, Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969â€“1989, August 1, 1997, Penguin Books, 110150319X, Among the Ruins,archive.org/details/anatomyofrestles00bruc, registration,
1958 – Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)WEB, Ernest Jones {{!, RCP Museum |url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/ernest-jones |website=history.rcplondon.ac.uk |access-date=3 April 2020}}
1963 – John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)BOOK, Willbanks, James H., America’s Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan, 2011, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-59884-393-4, 65,books.google.com/books?id=1j4d53cZWO4C&pg=PA65, en,
1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)WEB, Sylvia Plath {{!, Biography, Poems, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvia-Plath |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1967 – A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)BOOK, Walters, Kerry, Jarrell, Robin, Blessed Peacemakers: 365 Extraordinary People Who Changed the World, 2013, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 978-1-62189-535-0, 51,books.google.com/books?id=vhpTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51, en,
1968 – Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1889)WEB, Lindsay and Crouse {{!, American dramatists |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lindsay-and-Crouseref632896 |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)WEB, J. Hans D. Jensen {{!, German physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Hans-D-Jensen |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)Lentz 2014, p. 529
1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)BOOK, Krampert, Peter, The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica, 2016, Mel Bay Publications, 978-1-61911-577-4, 37,books.google.com/books?id=YRsxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37, en,
1976 – Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)WEB, Alexander M. Lippisch {{!, German-American aerodynamicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-M-Lippisch |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905)WEB, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed {{!, president of India |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fakhruddin-Ali-Ahmed |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1977 – Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)Lentz 2014, p. 578
1978 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist and academic (b. 1893)BOOK, Urban, Wayne J., Scholarly Leadership in Higher Education: An Intellectual History of James Bryan Conant, 2020, Bloomsbury Academic, 978-1-350-12928-3, 202,books.google.com/books?id=nbzPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA202, en,
1978 – Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)WEB, The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974,www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1974/martinson/facts/, NobelPrize.org, 3 April 2020,
1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)WEB, Eleanor Powell {{!, American dancer and actress |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eleanor-Powell |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)WEB, Henry Hathaway,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f44e221,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f44e221," title="web.archive.org/web/20180528001813www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f44e221,">web.archive.org/web/20180528001813www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f44e221, dead, May 28, 2018, BFI, 3 April 2020, en,
1986 – Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (b. 1920)WEB, Authors : Herbert, Frank : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia,www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/herbert_frank, www.sf-encyclopedia.com, 3 April 2020,
1989 – George O’Hanlon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1912)WEB, George Hanlon,www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd10cb,web.archive.org/web/20190426114151/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd10cb, dead, April 26, 2019, BFI, 3 April 2020, en,
1993 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)WEB, Robert William Holley {{!, American biochemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-William-Holley |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
1994 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)BOOK, Freedman, Lew, Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [2 volumes], 2013, ABC-CLIO, 978-0-313-38710-4, 69,books.google.com/books?id=JbABCwhdfhAC&pg=PA69, en,
1994 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (b. 1930)BOOK, Ellenberger, Allan R., Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory, 2001, McFarland, 978-0-7864-5019-0, 106,books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106, en,
1994 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)WEB, Obituary: William Conrad,www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-william-conrad-1394098.html, The Independent, 3 April 2020, en, 14 February 1994,
1994 – Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)BOOK, Sarkar, Sahotra, Pfeifer, Jessica, The Philosophy of Science: A-M, 2006, Taylor & Francis, 978-0-415-97709-8, 304,books.google.com/books?id=UchIDBrAQEMC&pg=PA304, en,
1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)BOOK, Moliterno, Gino, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture, 2000, Taylor & Francis, 978-0-415-14584-8, 729,books.google.com/books?id=6vVS_Y1mcIEC&pg=PA729, en,
2000 – Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)WEB, Mason, Peter, Lord Kitchener,www.theguardian.com/news/2000/feb/12/guardianobituaries, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 12 February 2000,
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)WEB, Roger Vadim dies,www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/11/news3, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 11 February 2000,
2002 – Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)WEB, Frankie Crosetti {{!, Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/460d26a7 |website=sabr.org |access-date=3 April 2020}}
2002 – Barry Foster, English actor (b. 1931)WEB, Purser, Philip, Obituary: Barry Foster,www.theguardian.com/news/2002/feb/12/guardianobituaries, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 12 February 2002,
2004 – Shirley Strickland, Australian runner (b. 1925)BOOK, Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, 2012, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6781-9, 195,books.google.com/books?id=dQFHe9RwE0wC&pg=PA195, en,
2005 – Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)WEB, Authors : Chalker, Jack L : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia,www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/chalker_jack_l, www.sf-encyclopedia.com, 3 April 2020,
2006 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)WEB, Peter Benchley,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-benchley-6109153.html, The Independent, 3 April 2020, en, 14 February 2006,
2006 – Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)BOOK, Grasso, John, Historical Dictionary of Tennis, 2011, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7237-0, 103,books.google.com/books?id=W39oSS7c2xAC&pg=PA103, en,
2006 – Jackie Pallo, English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)WEB, Jackie Pallo,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jackie-pallo-6108960.html, The Independent, 3 April 2020, en, 16 February 2006,
2006 – Matilda, American chicken and stage magician, oldest known chicken (h. 1990)WEB,www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4501185&nav=0RdE, News Staff, Famous Bessemer Chicken Dies at 16, WSFA 12 News, February 14, 2006, 2008-07-15,
2008 – Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)WEB, Tom Lantos: Politician and Holocaust survivor,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tom-lantos-politician-and-holocaust-survivor-781509.html, The Independent, 3 April 2020, en, 13 February 2008,
2008 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer (b. 1919)WEB, Turnill, Reginald, Obituary: Frank Piasecki,www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/12/military, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 12 March 2008,
2009 – Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)WEB, Obituary: Estelle Bennett,www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/16/estelle-bennett-obituary, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, en, 16 February 2009,
2009 – Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)WEB, Reed, Christopher, Obituary: Willem Kolff,www.theguardian.com/science/2009/feb/17/willem-kolff-obituary, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 17 February 2009,
2010 – Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)NEWS, Heward Grafftey, ‘bad boy of Montreal’s blue bloods,’ passes away,www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/heward-grafftey-bad-boy-of-montreals-blue-bloods-passes-away/article1208572/, The Globe and Mail, 11 February 2010, 3 April 2020, Hustak, Alan,
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (b. 1969)WEB, Fox, Imogen, Alexander McQueen obituary,www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/feb/11/alexander-mcqueen-obituary, The Guardian, 3 April 2020, 11 February 2010,
2011 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)WEB, Chuck Tanner {{!, Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1f2f5875 |website=sabr.org |access-date=3 April 2020}}
2012 – Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)WEB, Biografi: Bjerke, Siri,www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=SIB, Stortinget, 3 April 2020, no, 9 March 2008,
2012 – Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (b. 1927)WEB, Aharon Davidi, retired Israeli general, dies at 84,www.jta.org/2012/02/22/lifestyle/aharon-davidi-retired-israeli-general-dies-at-84, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 3 April 2020, 23 February 2012,
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)WEB, Sullivan, Caroline, Whitney Houston obituary,www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/12/whitney-houston-obituary, The Guardian, 2 April 2020, 12 February 2012,
2013 – Rick Huxley, English bass player (b. 1940)WEB, Rick Huxley: Bassist with the Dave Clark Five,www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rick-huxley-bassist-with-the-dave-clark-five-8493861.html, The Independent, 3 April 2020, en, 13 February 2013,
2014 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924)WEB, Alice Babs {{!, Discover music on NTS |url=https://www.nts.live/artists/3832-alice-babs |website=NTS Radio |access-date=2 April 2020 |language=en}}
2014 – Tito Canepa, Dominican-American painter (b. 1916)WEB, Tito Canepa {{!, Smithsonian American Art Museum |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/tito-canepa-31403 |website=americanart.si.edu |access-date=3 April 2020}}WEB, Obituaries {{!, CAA |url=http://www.collegeart.org/news/category/obituaries/page/2/ |website=College Art Association |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
2014 – Fernando GonzÃ¡lez Pacheco, Colombian journalist and actor (b. 1932)WEB, Fernando GonzÃ¡lez Pacheco Dies,www.latintimes.com/fernando-gonzalez-pacheco-colombian-radio-presenter-dies-81-151604, Latin Times, 3 April 2020, en, 11 February 2014,
2015 – Roger Hanin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)WEB, Roger Hanin - BFI Filmography,filmography.bfi.org.uk/person/233777,web.archive.org/web/20200530162816/https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/person/233777, dead, May 30, 2020, filmography.bfi.org.uk, 3 April 2020,
2015 – Bob Simon, American journalist (b. 1941)WEB, Bob Simon dies in New York car crash,www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/12/bob-simon-dies-in-new-york-car-crash, The Guardian, 2 April 2020, 12 February 2015,
2015 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)WEB, Hall of Fame UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dies aged 84,www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/11/hall-of-fame-unlv-coach-jerry-tarkanian-dies-aged-84, The Guardian, 2 April 2020, 11 February 2015,
2016 – Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)WEB, Kurchak, Sarah, In Memoriam: The MMA Fighters Who Passed Away In 2016,www.vice.com/en_uk/article/4xz4wb/in-memoriam-the-mma-fighters-who-passed-away-in-2016, Vice, 13 February 2020, en, 2 January 2017,
2016 – Zeng Xuelin, Thai-Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)WEB,sports.163.com/16/0211/11/BFHR3B8M00051C8M.html, å‰ä¸å›½ç”·è¶³ä¸»æ•™ç»ƒæ›¾é›ªéºŸé€ä¸– è¶³å›å…ƒè€äº«å¹´86å², Netease, 2016-02-11, 2016-02-11, Former Chinese men’s football coach Zeng Xuelin dies at 86, zh,
2017 – Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990)WEB,www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18668751/former-syracuse-boston-celtics-center-fab-melo-dies-brazil, Former Syracuse, Celtics 7-footer Fab Melo, 26, dies in Brazil, Feb 13, 2017, Jeff, Goodman, ESPN,
2017 – Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympian (b. 1919)WEB,www.horses.nl/algemeen/paardensportman-jaap-rijks-overleden/, Paardensportman Jaap Rijks overleden, nl, Versluis-Borsboom, NancyEquestrian sportsman Jaap Rijks passed away, February 11, 2017, Horses.nl, February 11, 2020,
2017 – Trish Doan, Korean-Canadian musician (b. 1985)MAGAZINE, Kaufman, Gil, 2017-02-14, Kittie Bassist Trish Doan Dies at 31,www.billboard.com/music/rock/kittie-bassist-trish-doan-dies-at-31-7693158/, 2023-04-23, Billboard, en-US,
2018 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1928)Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89 The New York Times, February 12, 2018
2018 – Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (b. 1952)NEWS, Masood, Salman, Asma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66,www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/obituaries/asma-jahangir-fearless-pakistani-rights-activist-dies-at-66.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/obituaries/asma-jahangir-fearless-pakistani-rights-activist-dies-at-66.html, 2022-01-02, limited, live, The New York Times, 11 February 2018, {{cbignore}}
2018 – Jan Maxwell, American stage and television actress (b. 1956)McPhee, Ryan. “Jan Maxwell, a Five-Time Tony Award Nominee, Dies at 61” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084404www.playbill.com/article/jan-maxwell-a-five-time-tony-award-nominee-dies-at-61 |date=February 12, 2018 }} Playbill, February 11, 2018
2018 – Qazi Wajid, Pakistani drama actor, writer and artist (b. 1930)NEWS,tribune.com.pk/story/1632153/4-veteran-tv-actor-qazi-wajid-passes-away/, Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away, The Express Tribune, 11 February 2018,

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Blaise Eastern Orthodox liturgicsWEB, Saint Blaise {{!, Biography, Traditions, Facts, & Feast Day |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Blaise |website=EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
- CÃ¦dmon, first recorded Christian poet in England, {{circa|680 CE}} (Anglicanism)ODNB, CÃ¦dmon (fl. c. 670), poet, 2004,www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-4321, 11 February 2020, en, 10.1093/ref:odnb/4321, Stanley, E. G.,
- GobnaitWEB, Watch: Doing the rounds at St Gobnait’s well in Kerry,www.rte.ie/amp/1028984/, www.rte.ie, 11 February 2020,
- Gregory II
- Lazarus of MilanBOOK, Drake, Maurice, Drake, Wilfred, Saints and their emblems, 1916, Dalcassian Publishing Company, 74,books.google.com/books?id=iwHMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74, en,
- February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
European 112 Day (European Union)WEB, 112 Day: Celebrating the EU’s Single Emergency Number,ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/112-day-celebrating-eus-single-emergency-number, Digital Single Market - European Commission, 11 February 2020, en, 11 February 2019,
Armed Forces Day (Liberia)BOOK, Mehler, Andreas, Melber, Henning, Walraven, Klaas van, Africa Yearbook Volume 10: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2013, 2014, BRILL, 978-90-04-28264-3, 104,books.google.com/books?id=aovPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA104, en,
Evelio Javier Day (Panay Island, the Philippines)WEB, PRC Iloilo observes Governor Evelio B. Javier Day {{!, Professional Regulation Commission |url=https://www.prc.gov.ph/article/prc-iloilo-observes-governor-evelio-b-javier-day/2625 |website=www.prc.gov.ph |access-date=11 February 2020}}
Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance
- World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church)WEB, World Day of the Sick,www.nacc.org/resources/spirituality-and-prayer-resources/world-day-of-the-sick/, The National Association of Catholic Chaplains, 11 February 2020,
Inventors’ Day (United States)WEB, National Inventors’ Day: February 11, 2019,www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/2019/inventors-day.html, The United States Census Bureau, 11 February 2020, EN-US,
National Foundation Day (Japan)
Youth Day (Cameroon)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN Women)WEB, International Day of Women and Girls in Science {{!, United Nations |url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day |website=www.un.org |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}

Footnotes

Works cited

BOOK, Larkin, Colin, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2011, Omnibus Press, 978-0-85712-595-8,books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=RA18-PA1995, en,
BOOK, Lentz, Harris M., Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, 2014, Routledge, 978-1-134-26490-2, 529,books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA529, en,

References

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