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Daily Calendar for Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Born

  • Thomas Alva Edison (inventor) –
  • Rudolf Firkusny (pianist) –
  • Sidney Sheldon (author & producer) –
  • Leslie Nielsen (Canadian actor; born in Regina, Canada) –
  • Tina Louise (actress) –
  • Burt Reynolds (actor) –
  • Abby Hoffman (Canadian track and field athlete) –
  • Sheryl Crow (musician) –
  • Jennifer Aniston (actress) –
  • Kelly Slater (surfer) –
  • Brandy (singer & actress) –

Died

  • John Buchan (15th governor-general of Canada) –
  • Sylvia Plath (poet) –
  • William Conrad (actor) –
  • Neil Bonnet (car racer) –
  • Victor Posner (owned Arby’s and Royal Crown Cola) –
  • Samuel Alderson (inventor of crash test dummies used to test the safety of cars) –
  • Peter Benchley (author best known for making millions fear swimming with his novel Jaws”“) –
  • Alexander McQueen (British fashion designer known for his unconventional designs and shock tactics) –
  • Whitney Houston (singer & actress) –
  • Alban Michael (last Nuchatlaht speaker) –
  • Vic Damone (singer) –

Events

  • Sir Francis Drake climbed tree and saw Pacific Ocean for first time, Isthmus of Panama –
  • First use of anthracite coal as a household fuel –
  • Mount Holyoke Seminary, the first U.S. college for women, chartered, in South Hadley, Massachusetts –
  • John Lambton, first Earl of Durham, submitted his “Report on the Affairs of British North America” to British Parliament, recommending the unification of the two Canadas and making the case for responsible governance. –
  • The first La-Z-Boy reclining chair was designed –
  • I Love Lucy won an Emmy for Best Situation Comedy –
  • The Beatles had their first live performance in the U.S. at the Washington, D.C. Coliseum –
  • Glowing oval object reported hovering in Milford, Ohio –
  • Opening day of first Canada Winter Games, in Quebec City –
  • Largest lobster on record at the time (44 lbs. 6 oz.) caught near Nova Scotia –
  • Barbara Harris became the first female bishop of the Episcopal church. –
  • Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa –
  • First joint U.S.-Russian space shuttle mission completed –
  • Landsat 8 satellite was launched –

Weather

  • Fort Logan, Montana, had a record low of -61 degrees F –
  • The temperature in Nebraska dipped to -47 degrees F –
  • The “megalopolitan blockbuster snowstorm” dumped one to three feet of snow from Virginia to southern New England. New all-time 24-hour snowfall records were set in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Allentown recorded five inches of snow in one hour. Glen Gary, West Virginia, reported 35 inches of snow. –
  • Temperature at International Falls, Minnesota, dipped to -40 degrees F –
  • 12.5 inches of snow landed on the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area –