Every yearFebruary 11
Everything February 11 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 11 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceLead | Community | |
| 02 | National Inventors' Day | Tech | |
| 03 | National Latte Day | Coffee | |
| 04 | Get Out Your Guitar Day | Music | |
| 05 | National Peppermint Patty Day | Food |
| 06 | National Make a Friend Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | Giving Hearts Day | Community | |
| 08 | Promise Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 11 in some years.
Ash Wednesday — 2032
Chinese New Year — 2032
Born on February 11
Historic figures
- Thomas Edison1847–1931American engineer and businessman
- Pope Gregory XIV1535–1591Head of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591
- Hans-Georg Gadamer1900–2002German philosopher and scholar
- Leslie Nielsen1926–2010Canadian-American actor and producer
- Burt Reynolds1936–2018American actor and director
- Josiah Willard Gibbs1839–1903American physicist
- Leo Szilard1898–1964Hungarian-American physicist and academic
- Sidney Sheldon1917–2007American author and screenwriter
- Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle1657–1757French poet and playwright
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz1909–1993American director, producer, and screenwriter
Celebrities & public figures
- Jennifer Anistonb. 1969American actress and producer
- Taylor Lautnerb. 1992American actor
- Sarah Palinb. 1964American politician
- Roséb. 1997New Zealand-South Korean singer and dancer
- Mike Shinodab. 1977American musician and artist
- Natalie Dormerb. 1982English actress
- Sheryl Crowb. 1962American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Kelly Rowlandb. 1981American singer and actress
- Gabriel Boricb. 1986Chilean politician
- Brandy Norwoodb. 1979American singer-songwriter
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 11 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 11, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.