February 11

February 11, 1940

John Buchan, Author and politician, died in Canada

February 11, 1926

Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O'Caseys The Plough and the Stars

February 11, 1895

Coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar

February 11, 1847

Macvey Napier, a Scottish editor of Encyclopedia Brittanica, died

February 11, 1858

The Miracle of Lourdes takes place

February 11, 1800

William H. Fox Talbot, pioneering photographer, born

February 11, 1774

Jacob Poolem antiquary, died in Growtown, Co. Wexford