Historical Events
- 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint Mich ends
Famous Birthdays
- Bill Lawry AM, Australian cricket batsman and captain (67 Tests, 5,234 runs @ 47.15, 13 x 100s) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
- Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violist, librettist, actor, and playwright (The Family), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
- Peter Lashley, cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)
- Phillip Walker, American electric blues guitarist, and singer ("Hello My Darling"), born in Welsh, Louisiana (d. 2010)
Famous Deaths
- Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (L-shaped floor plan, Carport) who designed Australia's capital Canberra and the NSW towns of Griffith and Leeton, dies of peritonitis at 60 after gall bladder surgery in Lucknow, India
Died in 1937 1937 Highlights
About February 11, 1937
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 87 years, 2 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius
