What Happened on February 11, 2009

Historical Events

Uri Geller purchases Lamb Island, Scotland, previously known for its witch trials

Estelle Bennett, American pop singer (The Ronettes - "Be My Baby"), dies at 67
Marina Svetlova, American ballerina and choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), dies at 86
Peter Leng, British Army officer (Master General of the Ordnance, Command of the British Army forces in Northern Ireland), dies at 83
Willem J. Kolff, Dutch-American Physician and Biomedical Engineer (artificial kidney, hemodialysis), dies at 97