Post by shaliby on Feb 11, 2024 14:59:30 GMT
ToDay :February 11th
=EVENTS =
1534 – Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England
1953 – Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini
2011 – Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak
2013 – The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI would resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI
=BIRTHS =
1847 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef (d. 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bocuse
1934 – Mary Quant, British fashion designer (d. 2023)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Quant
1935 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (d. 1971)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (d. 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Reynolds
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer(Friends)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Aniston
=DEATHS=
1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes
1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Foucault
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Eisenstein
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Vadim
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (b. 1969)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston
=EVENTS =
1534 – Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England
1953 – Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini
2011 – Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak
2013 – The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI would resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI
=BIRTHS =
1847 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef (d. 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bocuse
1934 – Mary Quant, British fashion designer (d. 2023)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Quant
1935 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (d. 1971)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (d. 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Reynolds
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer(Friends)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Aniston
=DEATHS=
1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes
1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Foucault
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Eisenstein
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Vadim
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (b. 1969)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston
.The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court who paved the way for their execution was Fred Vinson was from the same town I was born in back in Eastern Kentucky .His father was the jailer so he wud have known plenty of my ancestors 
hope we are all enjoying a brill weekend, will catch up later xx
who is going through the mill at the mo, wishing you a very speedy recovery Trisha big luv 
storm brewing, must get me cauldron out 
