Also born on February 11th
- Bernard Fontenelle, French scientist. (1657)
- Henry Fox Talbot, Pioneer of photography (1800)
- Gerardus Broekhoven (1811)
- Marie Adèle Coret (1812)
- Thomas Edison, American inventor (1847)
- Anna Helena Doorhof (1881)
- Cornelia Maria Grondel (1886)
- Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer (1908)
- Joseph Mankiewicz, American director. (1909)
- Eva Gabor, American actress. (1921)
- Leslie Nielsen, American actor (1926)
- Burt Reynolds, American actor (1936)
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Events in year of birth (1843)
- December 17th * A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens, is published.
| Monarch in year of birth (1843) King Willem II (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1840 till 1848 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1850) added up to 3.1 million. |