What happend on 11th February

10.02
12.02
1858

The Blessed Virgin Mary reputedly appears to Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes.

1855

Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam.

1843

Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.

1840

Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment receives its first performance in Paris.

1837

American Physiological Society organizes in Boston, Massachusetts.

1826

University College London is founded under the name University of London.

1814

Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union

1812

Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry gerrymanders for the first time.

1810

Napoléon marries Marie-Louise of Austria.

1809

Robert Fulton patents the steamboat