Discover what happened on 6 February 2011 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Gary Moore (Northern Irish musician (1952–2011))
- William Morais (Murdered Brazilian footballer (1991-2011))
- Josefa Iloilo (President of Fiji (1920-2011))
- Ken Olsen (American engineer and businessman (1926–2011))
- Andrée Chedid (French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent (1920-2011))
- Per Grundén (Swedish singer (1922-2011))
- Ludwig Schaffrath (German graphic artist, sculptor and stained-glass designer (1924-2011))
- Isabelle Corey (French actress and model (1939–2011))
- Ahmed Bouanani (Moroccan film director and writer (1938-2011))
- Alain Satié (French painter (1944-2011))
- Claude Marcault (French actress)
- Henri-Pierre Maillard (French architect (1924–2011))
- Basilio Reale (Italian poet and psychoanalyst (1934–2011))
- Giovanni Bollea (Italian psychiatrist (1913–2011))
- Arne Bjerhammar (Swedish geodesist)
- Billy Gallier (English footballer and manager (1932-2011))
- Gerardo Ingaramo (Argentinian lawyer)
- Frank Gagliardi (Jazz percussionist and educator)
- Ali Mesut Erez (Turkish politician)
- James Watson (British trumpeter (1951–2011))
- Jimmy Blears (American surfer (1948-2011))
- John Nisby (American football player (1936-2011))
- Aappo I. Piippo (Finnish journalist (1950-2011))
- Ryszard Dudek
- José Martins (Portuguese cyclist)
- Tetsuji Nagaoka
- Michio Torii (Japanese businessman)
- Jerzy Banaśkiewicz (Roman Catholic priest, poet)
- Magdalena Tesławska (Polish costume designer (1945-2011))
- Johannes Aarik (Estonian clergyman)
- José Benito López Losada
- Viktor Arh
- Nikolay Linyayev (Russian association football player (1933-2011))
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- Kajetonas Julius Čeginskas
- Axel Seeberg (Norwegian archaeologist)
- Kin’ichi Watanabe (Japanese historian and economist (1924-2011))
- Shigeru Irie (Japanese mangaka (1926-2011))
- Luigi Di Mauro (Italian politician (1920-2011))
- Donald Frederick Hoffmeister (American zoologist)
- Aurel Smith (politician)
- Jane Phillips
- Jan Blicharz
- Johann Josef Dengler (Austrian ambassador (1921-2011))
- Carlos Augusto Holtremann Franco (Portuguese academic)
- James Blain (Canadian scouting executive)
- Paul Bernard (Canadian sociologist)
- Roger Francis Holdsworth
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- Kjeld Arnholtz (camera operator)
- Lennart Söderlund
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- Martin G. Welch (archaeologist (1947-2011))
- Mary Meijs (Dutch artist (1929-2011))