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This is a list of selected February 11 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) European 112 Day (European Union) [321] Armed Forces Day (Liberia) [322] Evelio Javier Day (Panay Island, the Philippines) [323] Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance [1] World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church) [324] Inventors' Day (United States) [325]
February 23: The Emperor's Birthday in Japan Aluminium 1854 – The Orange River Convention was signed in Bloemfontein , with the United Kingdom agreeing to recognise the independence of the Orange Free State in present-day South Africa.
He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861. 1872 – The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee. 1889 – President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z". [8] [7] Famous Birthdays originally focused on more traditional celebrities (such as actors, athletes, musicians, etc.), but has since expanded to also feature internet personalities. [2]
The Billboard chart-topping recording artist and BTS member celebrates his birthday on Oct. 13. Nicholas Galitzine The "Red, White & Royal Blue" and " The Idea of You " actor was born Sept. 29.
Famous people born on Leap Day. Leap Day babies make up a small percentage of the population, but several notable people have been born on Feb. 29 in even-numbered years. Here are a few notable names:
Gunther Schuller (November 22, 1925–June 21, 2015), American composer and songwriter, would have turned 99 this year. Dika Newlin (November 22, 1923 –July 22, 2006), American composer and singer, would have turned 101 this year. Benjamin Britten (November 22, 1913 –December 04, 1976), Brit composer, would have turned 111 this year.