About February 11
February 11, 2025 is the 42nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 371 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On February 11
- 660 BC –Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
- 1752 –Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
- 1790 –The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
- 1812 –Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry “gerrymanders” for the first time.
- 1826 –Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
- 1873 –King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates.
- 1903 –Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna.
- 1916 –Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
- 1918 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 1937 –A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.
- 1942 –The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.
- 1953 –President Dwight Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
- 1953 –The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
- 1959 –The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, which will later become South Yemen, is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
- 1964 –Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
- 1973 –Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
- 1978 –Censorship: the People’s Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.
- 1979 –Islamic revolution of Iran establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
- 1997 –Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2011 –Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
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