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11-February-1815 The Anglo American war ends
There are a number of reasons behind the declaration but one of the principal ones is that Britain is supporting the indians who have resisted the genocide that the US government is attempting.
For further information see: http://www.historyguy.com/anglo_american_wars.htm
11-February-1847 Thomas Alva Edison born
11-February-1917 Sidney Sheldon born
11-February-1921 Eva Gabor born
11-February-1926 Leslie Nielsen born
Star of many spoof movies including Airplane, Repossessed and Naked Gun, as well as play Frank Drebin in Police Squad
For further information see: http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsmno/nielsenbio.html
11-February-1929 The Vatican becomes a state
11-February-1934 Tina Louise born
11-February-1936 Burt Reynolds born
11-February-1940 Author John Buchan dies
11-February-1940 Bobby "Boris" Pickett born
11-February-1941 Segio Mendes born
11-February-1956 Russian spys Burgess and Maclean surface in Moscow
Burgess and Maclean along with Philby and Blunt were infamous spys working inside British Intelligence for many years. Burgess and Maclean dissappeared from view, when suspicion arose, only to resurface in Moscow. Philby was suspected of warning them and later defected. Anthony Blunt was also involved in the spy ring but when he was finally unmasked no action was taken against him.
Such a fate was not shared by Sarah Tisdall who leaked the date that cruise missiles were to arrive in the UK as she went to jail. But consider the difference between the two. Sarah was a junior civil servant who did what she thought was in the nations interest. Blunt was the Queens art expert, moved in aristocratic circles and did what he thought was against the nations interested.
For further information see: http://www.bvalphaserver.com/article7880.html
11-February-1963 Sheryl Crow born
11-February-1969 Jennifer Aniston born
11-February-1975 Margeret Thatcher elected first leader of Tory party
11-February-1977 Mike Shinoda born
11-February-1979 Brandy born
11-February-1980 Matt Lawrence born
11-February-1981 Kelly Rowland born
11-February-1990 Nelson Mandela freed from prison
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