Historical Events
- J. Styne and Bob Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 190 performances
Event of Interest
President Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Rosenberg couple
- USSR breaks diplomatic relations with Israel
Famous Birthdays
- David Walt, American chemist and inventor of microwell arrays that revolutionized genetic analysis [1]
Jeb Bush (71 years old)
American politician (Governor of Florida (R) 1999-2007), born in Midland, Texas
- Neil Henderson, Scottish pop guitarist (Middle Of The Road - "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Philip Anglim, American actor (Dane-Thorn Birds), born in San Francisco, California
- Stephen Thorne, American naval officer, born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz, Israeli soccer striker (40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes), born in Kfar Saba, Israel (d. 2021)
About February 11, 1953
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 71 years, 2 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como with The Ramblers