On This Day: What happened on 11 February?
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 11 February, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 11 FEBRUARY
2018 | Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashed close to Moscow, Russia. All 71 people on board died.
2017 | Five years ago, North Korea tested a ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan.
2016 | A man shot six people and killed them at an educational center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.
2015 | A university student was killed when she protested against a rape attempt in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against women violance.
2014 | A military plane crashed in a mountainous area in Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2005 | American author, Jack L. Chalker, 61.
2000 | Trinidadian singer, Lord Kitchner, 78.
2015 | American basketball player and coach, Jerry Tarkanian, 85.
2010 | Canadian businessman and politician, Heward Grafftey, 82.
2014 | Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor, Fernando González Pacheco, 82.
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BIRTHDAYS
1965 | Australian netballer and coach, Vicki Wilson.
1974 | Kenyan-Canadian journalist, Zain Verjee.
1953 | American actor, Philip Anglim.
1904 | New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand, Keith Holyoake, died in 1983.
1987 | Swedish politician, Ebba Busch Thor.
SPORTS
1998 | At the age of 18, Liverpool striker Michael Owen became the youngest England international in the 20th Century to play his first match against Chile at Wembley Stadium. Chile won 2-0.
ENTERTAINMENT
1994 | For the first time, “My Girl 2” was released on this day in the United States.
AFRICA FACT
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman and Kenyan to win the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
