On this day: 11 February

Selected events and births on 11 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1826 – London University, later University College London, was founded as the first secular university in England. Read more: University College London
• 1840 – La fille du régiment (audio featured), an opéra comique by Gaetano Donizetti, premiered in Paris to highly negative reviews but later became a success. Read more: La fille du régiment Opéra comique Gaetano Donizetti
• 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. Read more: Victoria (state) New South Wales Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851
• 1919 – Friedrich Ebert was elected the provisional president of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly. Read more: Friedrich Ebert President of Germany (1919–1945) Weimar National Assembly
• 1938 – The BBC aired an adaptation of a section of Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. in the first broadcast of science fiction on television. Read more: BBC Karel Čapek R.U.R.
• 2001 – The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student. Read more: Computer worm Anna Kournikova (computer virus)

Born on this day

• 1945 – Michael Scott, first CEO of Apple Inc. Read more: Michael Scott (Apple) Apple Inc.
• 1951 – Mike Leavitt, American politician, 14th Governor of Utah Read more: Mike Leavitt List of governors of Utah
• 1953 – Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida Read more: Jeb Bush List of governors of Florida
• 1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, 9th Governor of Alaska Read more: Sarah Palin List of governors of Alaska
• 1986 – Gabriel Boric, Chilean politician, 36th President of Chile Read more: Gabriel Boric President of Chile
• 1997 – Damien Harris, American football player Read more: Damien Harris
• 1998 – Trent Frederic, American ice hockey player Read more: Trent Frederic
• 1998 – Josh Jacobs, American football player Read more: Josh Jacobs
• 1998 – Khalid, American singer and songwriter Read more: Khalid (singer)
• 2000 – Nassir Little, American basketball player Read more: Nassir Little
• 2001 – Bryan Gil, Spanish footballer Read more: Bryan Gil
• 2002 – Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driver Read more: Liam Lawson

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / February 11 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.