Tuesday, February 11, 2014

On This Date

Some things that happened on this date courtesy of nndb.com:

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Harris Allan
Actor
11-Feb-1985Hunter on Queer as Folk
Jennifer Aniston
Actor
11-Feb-1969Rachel on Friends
Max Baer
Boxing
11-Feb-190921-Nov-1959Beat Max Schmeling in 1933
Tammy Baldwin
Politician
11-Feb-1962Congresswoman, Wisconsin 2nd
Frank Batten
Publisher
11-Feb-192710-Sep-2009Founder, The Weather Channel
William Beckett
Singer
11-Feb-1985Lead vocals, The Academy Is...
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-192123-May-2006US Senator, Treasury Secretary
John R. Beyrle
Diplomat
11-Feb-1954US Ambassador to Russia, 2008-11
Paul Bocuse
Chef
11-Feb-1926Bocuse d'Or, nouvelle cuisine
Brandy
Singer
11-Feb-1979R&B singer turned sitcom star
Jeb Bush
Politician
11-Feb-1953Governor of Florida, 1999-2007
Mel Carnahan
Politician
11-Feb-193416-Oct-2000Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft
Sheryl Crow
Singer
11-Feb-1962All I Wanna Do
D'Angelo
Singer
11-Feb-1974Grammy-winning Sexy R&B Singer
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-18979-Jun-1981Governor of Virginia, 1942-46
Natalie Dormer
Actor
11-Feb-1982Anne Boleyn on The Tudors
Thomas Edison
Inventor
11-Feb-184718-Oct-1931Invented the light bulb
Rudolf Firkusny
Pianist
11-Feb-191219-Jul-1994Czech-American piano prodigy
Antony Flew
Philosopher
11-Feb-19238-Apr-2010British Libertarian philosopher
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
Author
11-Feb-16579-Jan-1757Nouveaux Dialogues des Morts
Melville W. Fuller
Judge
11-Feb-18334-Jul-1910US Chief Justice, 1888-1910
Eva Gabor
Actor
11-Feb-19194-Jul-1995Green Acres
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Philosopher
11-Feb-190013-Mar-2002Truth and Method
Gay Hart Gaines
Administrator
11-Feb-1938Chairman of GOPAC, 1993-97
Robert Gallucci
Diplomat
11-Feb-1946President, MacArthur Foundation
J. Willard Gibbs
Physicist
11-Feb-183928-Apr-1903Elementary Principles in Statistical Mathematics
Bryan Gould
Politician
11-Feb-1939Former MP, Dagenham
Pope Gregory XIV
Religion
11-Feb-153515-Oct-1591Roman Catholic Pope, 1590-91
Billy Halop
Actor
11-Feb-19209-Nov-1976Dead End Kid
Yukio Hatoyama
Politician
11-Feb-1947Prime Minister of Japan, 2009-10
Keith Holyoake
Head of State
11-Feb-19048-Dec-1983Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1960-72
Ernest Istook
Politician
11-Feb-1950Congressman from Oklahoma, 1993-2007
Conrad Janis
Actor
11-Feb-1928Fredzo on Mork & Mindy
Alex Jones
Radio Personality
11-Feb-1974Conspiracy theorist for a buck
Sonny Landham
Actor
11-Feb-1941Billy Bear in 48 Hrs.
Taylor Lautner
Actor
11-Feb-1992The Adventures of Sharkboy
Matthew Lawrence
Actor
11-Feb-1980Actor-brother of Joey Lawrence
Rex Lease
Actor
11-Feb-19033-Jan-1966The Monster Walks
Michael O. Leavitt
Government
11-Feb-1951US Secretary, Health and Human Services
William Levitt
Business
11-Feb-190728-Jan-1994Creator of Levittown
Damian Lewis
Actor
11-Feb-1971Band of Brothers
Sandra Tsing Loh
Radio Personality
11-Feb-1962The Loh Life
Tina Louise
Actor
11-Feb-1934Ginger on Gilligan's Island
Carey Lowell
Actor
11-Feb-1961ADA Jamie Ross on Law & Order
Otto Ludwig
Playwright
11-Feb-181325-Feb-1865Der Erbförster
Buz Lukens
Politician
11-Feb-193122-May-2010Congressman from Ohio, 1987-90
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Film Director
11-Feb-19095-Feb-1993The Barefoot Contessa
Clarence W. Meadows
Politician
11-Feb-190412-Sep-1961Governor of West Virginia, 1945-49
Jeffrey Meek
Actor
11-Feb-1959Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns
Sergio Mendes
Musician
11-Feb-1941Bossa Nova bandleader
Momus
Critic
11-Feb-1960Scottish music critic, famous for 15 people
Roy Moore
Judge
11-Feb-1947Alabama Chief Justice, 2000-03
Leslie Nielsen
Actor
11-Feb-192628-Nov-2010Airplane!
Manuel Noriega
Head of State
11-Feb-1938Panamanian dictator
Jim O'Brien
Basketball
11-Feb-1952Head Coach of Indiana Pacers, 2007-11
Aubrey O'Day
Singer
11-Feb-1984All About Aubrey
Terrence O'Donnell
Judge
11-Feb-1946Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Michael Oxley
Politician
11-Feb-1944Congressman from Ohio, 1981-2007
Sarah Palin
Politician
11-Feb-1964Governor of Alaska, 2006-09
Boris Pickett
Singer/Songwriter
11-Feb-193825-Apr-2007Monster Mash
Burt Reynolds
Actor
11-Feb-1936Moustached Cannonball Run actor
Kelly Rowland
Singer
11-Feb-1981One-third of Destiny's Child
Sidney Sheldon
Author
11-Feb-191730-Jan-2007Annie Get Your Gun
Jerome J. Shestack
Attorney
11-Feb-192318-Aug-2011Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
Mike Shinoda
Musician
11-Feb-1977Singer/instrumentalist for Linkin Park
Joseph H. Short
Government
11-Feb-190418-Sep-1952Harry S. Truman's press secretary
Rob Simmons
Politician
11-Feb-1943Congressman from Connecticut, 2001-07
Kelly Slater
Surfer
11-Feb-1972Eight-time World Champion surfer
Kim Stanley
Actor
11-Feb-192520-Aug-2001Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Politician
11-Feb-18124-Mar-1883Confederate Vice President
Leo Szilard
Physicist
11-Feb-189830-May-1964Nuclear chain reaction
William Henry Fox Talbot
Inventor
11-Feb-180017-Sep-1877Calotype method of photography
Ben Verwaayen
Business
11-Feb-1952CEO of Alcatel-Lucent
Varg Vikernes
Musician
11-Feb-1973Norwegian black metallurgist
Gene Vincent
Musician
11-Feb-193512-Oct-1971Be-Bop-A-Lula
Louis H. Wilson, Jr.
Military
11-Feb-192021-Jun-200526th USMC Commandant, 1975-79
Rob Woodall
Politician
11-Feb-1970Congressman, Georgia 7th

1 comment:

Steve said...

Maureen and I were married on this date last century.