What Happened In February 2011 In History

Historical Events for February, 2011

• 13th » For the first time in more than 100 years the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation known as Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradit
• 17th » 2011 Libyan civil war Libyan protests begin. In Bahrain, Special Security Force Command security forces launched a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday (2011) Bloody Thursday.
• 19th » The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang Dynasty artefacts found in one location, begins in Singapore.
• 22nd » Bahraini uprising (2011–present) named Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people March of loyalty to martyrs named march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.
• 24th » Final Launch of Space Shuttle 'Space Shuttle Discovery or Discovery' (OV-103).

Famous Deaths for February 2011

• 1st » Douglas Haig (actor) named Douglas Haig, American actor (b. 1920)
• 1st » Derek Rawcliffe,English bishop and author (b. 1921)
• 1st » Knut Risan, Norwegian actor (b. 1930)
• 1st » Les Stubbs, English footballer (b. 1929)
• 2nd » Defne Joy Foster, Turkish actress (b. 1975)
• 2nd » Margaret John, Welsh actress (b. 1926)
• 4th » Martial Célestin, Haitian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (b. 1913)
• 4th » Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (b. 1940)
• 5th » Brian Jacques, English author (b. 1939)
• 5th » Peggy Rea, American actress (b. 1921)
• 6th » Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Skid Row (Irish band) or Skid Row and Thin Lizzy) (b. 1952)
• 8th » Tony Malinosky, American baseball player (b. 1909)
• 9th » Miltiadis Evert, Greek politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (b. 1939)
• 11th » Bad News Brown (musician) e.g Bad News Brown, Haitian-Canadian rapper (b. 1977)
• 11th » Tom Carnegie, American sportscaster (b. 1919)
• 11th » Chuck Tanner, American baseball player (b. 1928)
• 12th » Peter Alexander (Austrian performer) or Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926)
• 12th » Mato Damjanović, Croatian chess player (b. 1927)
• 12th » Fedor den Hertog, Dutch cyclist (b. 1946)
• 12th » Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919)
• 12th » Kenneth Mars, American actor (b. 1935)
• 14th » Death of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima known as Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, Bahraini protester (b. 1989)
• 14th » George Shearing, English-American pianist (b. 1919)
• 15th » Death of Fadhel Al-Matrook or Fadhel Al-Matrook, Bahraini protester (b. 1979)
• 16th » Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)
• 16th » Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)
• 18th » Victor Martinez (author) called Victor Martinez, American poet and author (b. 1954)
• 19th » Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)
• 21st » Death of Abdulredha Buhmaid or Abdulredha Buhmaid, Bahraini protester (b. 1982)
• 21st » Dwayne McDuffie, American author and screenwriter, co-founded Milestone Media (b. 1962)
• 21st » Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (b. 1926)
• 22nd » Nicholas Courtney, Egyptian-English actor (b. 1929)
• 23rd » Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923)
• 24th » Anant Pai, Indian author, and illustrator (b. 1929)
• 25th » Nikos Alexiou, Greek artist (b. 1960)
• 26th » Arnošt Lustig, Czech author (b. 1926)
• 26th » James A. McClure, American politician (b. 1924)
• 26th » Roch Thériault, Canadian religious leader (b. 1947)
• 27th » Frank Buckles, American soldier (b. 1901)
• 27th » Duke Snider, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
• 28th » Annie Girardot, French actress (b. 1931)
• 28th » Peter J. Gomes, American preacher and theologian (b. 1942)
• 28th » Jane Russell, American actress (b. 1921)

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