John Buchan, Author and politician, died in Canada
February 11, 1940
Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O'Caseys The Plough and the Stars
February 11, 1926
Coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar
February 11, 1895
Macvey Napier, a Scottish editor of Encyclopedia Brittanica, died
February 11, 1874
The Miracle of Lourdes takes place
February 11, 1858
William H. Fox Talbot, pioneering photographer, born
February 11, 1800
Jacob Poolem antiquary, died in Growtown, Co. Wexford
February 11, 1774