On this day: February 11
Events
Anglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729February 11, 1727 – November 9, 1729 · Wars & Conflicts
First Spanish RepublicFebruary 11, 1873 – December 29, 1874 · World History
1928 Winter OlympicsFebruary 11, 1928 – February 19, 1928 · Sports- Founding of Young Africans S.C.February 11, 1935 · Companies
- Release of Meat Is MurderFebruary 11, 1985 · Music
- Release of XenogearsFebruary 11, 1998 · Gaming
Release of Final Fantasy VIIIFebruary 11, 1999 · Gaming
Launch of Tencent QQFebruary 11, 1999 · Internet- Release of CrossroadsFebruary 11, 2002 · Film
Release of FocusFebruary 11, 2015 · Film- Release of Dirty GrandpaFebruary 11, 2016 · Film
- Release of Little Nightmares IIFebruary 11, 2021 · Gaming
- Release of Civilization VIIFebruary 11, 2025 · Gaming
Born on this day
Poggio BraccioliniFebruary 11, 1380 – October 30, 1459 · Culture
Gregory XIVFebruary 11, 1535 – October 1591 · World History
Bernard Le Bovier de FontenelleFebruary 11, 1657 – January 9, 1757 · Science
Karoline von GünderrodeFebruary 11, 1780 – July 26, 1806 · Culture
Giovanni PaciniFebruary 11, 1796 – December 6, 1867 · Music
William Henry Fox TalbotFebruary 11, 1800 – September 17, 1877 · Technology
Lydia Maria ChildFebruary 11, 1802 – October 20, 1880 · Culture
Napoleon OrdaFebruary 11, 1807 – April 26, 1883 · Art
Josiah Willard GibbsFebruary 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903 · Science
Józef BrandtFebruary 11, 1841 – June 12, 1915 · Art
Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931 · Science
Erik WerenskioldFebruary 11, 1855 – November 23, 1938 · Art
Elsa BeskowFebruary 11, 1874 – June 30, 1953 · Art
Carlo CarràFebruary 11, 1881 – April 1966 · Art
Andrés Martínez TruebaFebruary 11, 1884 – December 19, 1959 · Science
Evgeny PashukanisFebruary 11, 1891 – September 4, 1937 · Culture
Emil Leon PostFebruary 11, 1897 – April 21, 1954 · Science
Leó SzilárdFebruary 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964 · Technology
Hans-Georg GadamerFebruary 11, 1900 – March 2002 · Culture
Arne JacobsenFebruary 11, 1902 – March 24, 1971 · Culture
Zdeněk BurianFebruary 11, 1905 – July 1, 1981 · Art
Charles MalikFebruary 11, 1906 – December 28, 1987 · Culture
Vivian FuchsFebruary 11, 1908 – November 11, 1999 · Exploration
Joseph L. MankiewiczFebruary 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993 · Film- Carl Keenan SeyfertFebruary 11, 1911 – June 13, 1960 · Science
- Richard HammingFebruary 11, 1915 – January 7, 1998 · Science
- Sidney SheldonFebruary 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007 · Film
Giuseppe De SantisFebruary 11, 1917 – May 16, 1997 · Film
Tetiana YablonskaFebruary 11, 1917 – June 17, 2005 · Art
Anne Stine IngstadFebruary 11, 1918 – November 6, 1997 · Exploration
Antony FlewFebruary 11, 1923 – April 8, 2010 · Culture
Gene VincentFebruary 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971 · Music
Burt ReynoldsFebruary 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018 · Film
Sérgio MendesFebruary 11, 1941 – September 5, 2024 · Music- Sonny LandhamFebruary 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017 · Film
Serge LamaFebruary 11, 1943 – present · Music
George WinstonFebruary 11, 1949 – June 4, 2023 · Music
Mona HatoumFebruary 11, 1952 – present · Film
Didier LockwoodFebruary 11, 1956 – February 18, 2018 · Music
Peter KlashorstFebruary 11, 1957 – September 11, 2024 · Art
Richard MastracchioFebruary 11, 1960 – present · Space
Sheryl CrowFebruary 11, 1962 – present · Film
Arkady VolozhFebruary 11, 1964 – present · Science
Jennifer AnistonFebruary 11, 1969 – present · Film
Damian LewisFebruary 11, 1971 – present · Music
Varg VikernesFebruary 11, 1973 – present · Music
Alex JonesFebruary 11, 1974 – present · Film
D’AngeloFebruary 11, 1974 – October 14, 2025 · Music
Mike ShinodaFebruary 11, 1977 – present · Art
Brandy NorwoodFebruary 11, 1979 – present · Music
Sonia RollandFebruary 11, 1981 – present · Film
Jared IsaacmanFebruary 11, 1983 – present · Space
Sherlyn ChopraFebruary 11, 1984 – present · Film
KhalidFebruary 11, 1998 – present · Music