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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 francés (1764)
William Fox Talbot, Pionero de la fotografía (1800)
Auguste-Édouard Mariette, Egiptólogo francés (1821)
Josiah Willard Gibbs, Físico estadounidense (1839)
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor americano (1847)
Else Lasker-Schüler, Escritora alemana (1869)
Leó Szilárd, Físico húngaro-estadounidense (1898)
Keith Holyoake, Primer Ministro de Nueva Zelanda (1904)
Philip Dunne, Guionista, director y productor (1908)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Director de cine americano (1909)
Roy Fuller, Escritor Inglés (1912)
Paul Bocuse, Chef francés (1926)
Leslie Nielsen, Actor canadiense (1926)
Dennis Skinner, Político Inglés (1932)
Manuel Noriega, Dictador panameño (1934)
Gene Vincent, Músico estadounidense (1935)
Burt Reynolds, Actor americano (1936)
Sergio Mendes, Músico brasileño (1941)
Serge Lama, Cantante francés (1943)
Carey Lowell, Actriz americana (1961)
Sheryl Crow, Música estadounidense (1962)
Jennifer Aniston, Actriz americana (1969)
Damian Lewis, Actor Inglés (1971)
Kelly Slater, Surfista americano (1971)
Jürgen Schmid, Jugador de fútbol alemán (1982)
Rafael Van der Vaart, Futbolista holandés (1983)
Taylor Lautner, Actor americano (1992)

René Descartes, Filósofo francés (1650)
Honoré Daumier, Caricaturista y pintor francés (1879)
Wilhelm Killing, Matemático alemán (1923)
Sergei Eisenstein, Director de cine ruso (1948)
Hans D Jensen, Físico alemán, premio Nobel (1973)
Lee J Cobb, Actor americano (1976)
Harry Martinson, Escritor sueco, Premio Nobel (1978)
Eleanor Powell, Actriz americana (1982)
Henry Hathaway, Director de cine americano (1985)
Robert W. Holley, Bioquímico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1993)
Roger Vadim, Director de cine francés (2000)
Jacqueline Auriol, Aviadora francesa (2000)
Alexander McQueen, Diseñador de moda Inglés (2010)
Whitney Houston, Cantante americana (2012)

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