GlyphSignal
2021-02-11

2021-02-11

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

Top Reads

12 articles
Gina Carano
#1 Trending

Gina Carano

610,178 views · 1 min read

Gina Joy Carano is an American actress and mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to head…

Death of Elisa Lam
#4
Death of Elisa Lam
359,252 views

On February 19, 2013, the body of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was recovered from a large cistern atop the Stay on Main ho…

Larry Flynt
#5
Larry Flynt
333,304 views

Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produc…

11
Bible
134,817 views
Share

On This Day

10 events
2018
Saratov_Airlines_Flight_703
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashed shortly after take-off in Russia due to icing conditions, killing all 71 people on board.
2015
Murder_of_Özgecan_Aslan
Turkish student Özgecan Aslan was murdered during a rape attempt, sparking mass demonstrations across the country after her body was discovered two days later.
2008
2008_East_Timorese_assassination_attempts
Rebel East Timorese soldiers invaded the homes of President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, seriously wounding the former.
2001
Computer_worm
The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student.
1990
Nelson_Mandela
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, having been a political prisoner for 27 years, was released from Victor Verster Prison near Paarl, South Africa.
1976
Frente_de_Liberación_Homosexual
The Frente de Liberación Homosexual made their final public appearance, shortly before the group's dissolution due to political repression after the Argentine coup d'état.
1938
BBC
The BBC aired an adaptation of a section of Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. in the first broadcast of science fiction on television.
1919
Friedrich_Ebert
Friedrich Ebert was elected the provisional president of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly.
1851
Victoria_(state)
As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.
1840
La_fille_du_régiment
La fille du régiment (audio featured), an opéra comique by Gaetano Donizetti, premiered in Paris to highly negative reviews but later became a success.

Related dates

Last month (2021-01-11)Last week (2021-02-04)Last year (2020-02-11)Two years ago (2019-02-11)

Pick another date · Today’s signal

Continue reading: