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What Happened On February 11

Q: What happened on February 11?

1858: Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France. 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. 1963: The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. 1851: As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania. 1823: Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti (corridor pictured) in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival. 1584: Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founded the town of Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived colonies at the Strait of Magellan. 1873: King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. 1843: Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. 1840: Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France. 1812: Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.

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1858 First ever
Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France.
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55 Weird
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.
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1963 First ever
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me.
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1851 First ever
As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.
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1823 Oddly true
Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti (corridor pictured) in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1584 First ever
Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founded the town of Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived colonies at the Strait of Magellan.
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1873 First ever
King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic.
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1843 First ever
Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
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1840 First ever
Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
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1812 First ever
Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
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Observed today

20242024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland. Wikipedia →
2020COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2. Wikipedia →
2018Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors. Wikipedia →
2017North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan. Wikipedia →
2016A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia →
2015A university student is murdered as she resists an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women. Wikipedia →
2015The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is launched on a Vega rocket. Wikipedia →
2014A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people. Wikipedia →
2013The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age. Wikipedia →
2013Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff. Wikipedia →
2011Arab 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. Wikipedia →
2008Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack. Wikipedia →
2001A Dutch programmer launches the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star. Wikipedia →
2000Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Wikipedia →
1999Pluto 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. Wikipedia →
1997Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Wikipedia →
1997The far-right extremist Hungarian National Front introduces the day of honor, a neo-nazi and neo-fascist annual gathering in Budapest Wikipedia →
1990Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. Wikipedia →
1990Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title. Wikipedia →
1979The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Wikipedia →
1978Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors. Wikipedia →
1971Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. Wikipedia →
1970Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Wikipedia →
1963The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. Wikipedia →
1959The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
1953Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Wikipedia →
1953Israeli-Soviet relations are severed. Wikipedia →
1946The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first significant challenge to the Authorized King James Version, is published. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Wikipedia →
1938BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. that coined the term "robot". Wikipedia →
1937The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union. Wikipedia →
1933LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks. Wikipedia →
1929The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. Wikipedia →
1919Friedrich Ebert (SPD) is elected President of Germany. Wikipedia →
1906Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. Wikipedia →
1903Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Wikipedia →
1889The Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted. Wikipedia →
1873King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. Wikipedia →
1861American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. Wikipedia →
1858Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France. Wikipedia →
1856The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed. Wikipedia →
1855Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. Wikipedia →
1843Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. Wikipedia →
1840Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France. Wikipedia →
1829Facing backlach of Treaty of Turkmenchay, Alexander Griboyedov, Russian Empire's Ambassador to Tehran, and all the other embassy staff, were massacred by an angry mob. Wikipedia →
1826University College London is founded as University of London. Wikipedia →
1823Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta. Wikipedia →
1812Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time. Wikipedia →
1808Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal. Wikipedia →
1794First session of United States Senate opens to the public. Wikipedia →
1659The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. Wikipedia →
1586Sir 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. Wikipedia →
1584A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan. Wikipedia →
1534At 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". Wikipedia →
1144Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy. Wikipedia →
951Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou. Wikipedia →
55The 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. Wikipedia →
660 BCTraditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2019The Guardian
Iran's president calls Trump 'idiot' as crowds chant 'death to America'
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians march through capital to mark 40th anniversary of Islamic revolution
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2017The Guardian
Your pictures: share your photos on the theme of 'fire'
Wherever you are in the world, this week we’d like to see your pictures on the theme ‘fire’
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1887The New York Times
HIS SPREE INTERRUPTED.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10.--A stranger was arrested and placed in jail last night at Lawrenceburg, Ind., for safe keeping.…
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