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11 February 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2018 - Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashed shortly after take-off in Russia due to icing conditions, killing all 71 people on board.2018 airliner crash in Stepanovskoye, Russia
Anniversary
2015 - Turkish student Özgecan Aslan was murdered during a rape attempt, sparking mass demonstrations across the country after her body was discovered two days later.2015 killing of a Turkish university student who resisted attempted rape
Anniversary
2008 - Rebel East Timorese soldiers invaded the homes of President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, seriously wounding the former.Rebel shooting of the President and Prime Minister
Anniversary
2001 - The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student.Self-replicating malware program
Anniversary
1990 - Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, having been a political prisoner for 27 years, was released from Victor Verster Prison near Paarl, South Africa.President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
Historical events
History
2024 - 2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.History
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
History
2018 - Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.2018 airliner crash in Stepanovskoye, Russia
History
2017 - North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.Country in East Asia
History
2016 - A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.Mass shooting in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia
History
2015 - A university student is murdered as she resists an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.2015 killing of a Turkish university student who resisted attempted rape
History
2015 - The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is launched on a Vega rocket.European organisation dedicated to space exploration
History
2014 - A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.Aviation accident in Algeria
History
2013 - The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
History
2013 - Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff.1457–1915 state in Southeast Asia
Notable births
Born
2002 - Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driverNew Zealand racing driver (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Nassir Little, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Trent Frederic, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Josh Jacobs, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Damien Harris, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Mike Hughes, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - James Van Der Beek, American actor (born 1977)American actor (1977–2026)
Died
2025 - Betsy Arakawa, American classical pianist (born 1959)American musician and businesswoman (1959–2025)
Died
2024 - Allen J. Bard, American chemist (born 1933)American electrochemist (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Kelvin Kiptum, African long-distance runner(born 1999)Kenyan long-distance runner (1999–2024)
Died
2023 - Donald Spoto, American biographer (born 1941)American biographer and theologian (1941–2023)
Died
2018 - Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter and actor (born 1928)American singer and actor (1928–2018)
Died
2018 - Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (born 1952)Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
3.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
22.24 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Pisces
14.09 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.