Effemeride del 11 Febbraio

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1945 : End of the Yalta Conference On February 11, 1945 the Yalta Conference ended during which U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill and Soviet leader Stalin decided the division of Europe. Roosevelt being sick and Churchill in a weak position - and both leaders having serious disagreements - Stalin could get anything he wanted.
1970 : Japan launches Oshumi On February 11, 1970, Japan became the fourth space power by launching its first satellite, Oshumi.
1975 : Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the British Conservative Party On February 11, 1975, the British Conservative Party chose for the first time a woman, Margaret Thatcher, to lead it. She became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979, a position she kept for over 11 years.
1990 : Release of Mandela On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from the Robben Island prison after 27 years. The anti-apartheid activist, leading member of the African National Congress (ANC) was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment. After his release, he led the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was elected President of South Africa in 1994.
2011 : Mubarak stepped down On 11 February 2011, after 18 days of demonstrations of the Egyptian people and under pressure from the army, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned and retired in Sharm el-Sheikh.

National Foundation Day On February 11, Japan celebrates the founding of the nation and the imperial lineage.
National Youth Day in Cameroon
Armed Forces Day in Liberia

Margaret Thatcher
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

Marie-Joseph de Chenier, Poeta francese (1764)
William Fox Talbot, Pioniere della fotografia (1800)
Auguste-Édouard Mariette, Egittologo francese (1821)
Josiah Willard Gibbs, Fisico americano (1839)
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventore americano (1847)
Else Lasker-Schüler, Scrittrice tedesca (1869)
Leó Szilárd, Fisico ungherese-americano (1898)
Keith Holyoake, Primo Ministro della Nuova Zelanda (1904)
Philip Dunne, Sceneggiatore, regista e produttore americano (1908)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Regista americano (1909)
Roy Fuller, Scrittore inglese (1912)
Paul Bocuse, Chef francese (1926)
Leslie Nielsen, Attore canadese (1926)
Dennis Skinner, Politico inglese (1932)
Manuel Noriega, Dittatore di Panama (1934)
Gene Vincent, Musicista americano (1935)
Burt Reynolds, Attore americano (1936)
Sergio Mendes, Musicista brasiliano (1941)
Serge Lama, Cantante francese (1943)
Carey Lowell, Attrice americana (1961)
Sheryl Crow, Musicista americana (1962)
Jennifer Aniston, Attrice americana (1969)
Damian Lewis, Attore inglese (1971)
Kelly Slater, Surfer americano (1971)
Jürgen Schmid, Calciatore tedesco (1982)
Rafael Van der Vaart, Calciatore olandese (1983)
Taylor Lautner, Attore americano (1992)

René Descartes, Filosofo francese (1650)
Honoré Daumier, Caricaturista e pittore francese (1879)
Wilhelm Killing, Matematico tedesco (1923)
Sergei Eisenstein, Regista russo (1948)
Hans D Jensen, Fisico tedesco, premio Nobel (1973)
Lee J Cobb, Attore americano (1976)
Harry Martinson, Scrittore svedese, premio Nobel (1978)
Eleanor Powell, Attrice americana (1982)
Henry Hathaway, Regista americano (1985)
Robert W. Holley, Biochimico statunitense, premio Nobel (1993)
Roger Vadim, Regista francese (2000)
Jacqueline Auriol, Aviatrice francese (2000)
Alexander McQueen, Fashion designer inglese (2010)
Whitney Houston, Cantante americana (2012)

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