February 11
This day in history:
- 2018 – Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.
- 1823 – Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.
- 1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1953 – Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Births:
- 1984 – Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist
- 1937 – Ian Gow, British politician (d. 1990)
- 1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor
Deaths:
- 2012 – Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)
- 2006 – Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
- 2018 – Jan Maxwell, American stage and television actress (b. 1956)
Holidays:
- Armed Forces Day (Liberia)
- *Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance*
- Youth Day (Cameroon)
Random Article of the day:
Doug Brown (sportscaster)
Doug Brown is an American sportscaster who has worked for ESPN Radio since 1993. He is currently the host of SportsCenterNightly.
Brown has previously worked for WSAR (1978–1981), WHLL (1981–1983), WNDS, WBZ Radio (1987), WEEI (1987–1991), WSBK-TV (1993–1996), WABU (1996–1999). He has hosted studio shows for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and Boston Bruins and was the Celtics color commentator during the 1990–91 season.
For ESPN Radio, Brown called NBA and college basketball and reported and hosted shows from the Olympics, the World Series, the Final Four, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Brown is a 1978 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication.
Brown is also known by his nicknames, "Dougie Fresh" and "Downtown Dougie Brown."
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