Today in history 59

Here are some historical events that occurred on February 11th throughout history:

1959

The European Economic Community (EEC) is established, with six founding member states: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

Other notable events

1804: Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France.
1847: The United States Senate approves the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, which sets the border between the US and Canada.
1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens, marking the beginning of the Treaty of Versailles negotiations.
1947: The Indian Independence Act is passed by the British Parliament, dividing British India into two separate countries: India and Pakistan.
1964: The Beatles arrive in the United States for the first time, marking the beginning of Beatlemania in the US.
1985: The Soviet Union announces that it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, ending a nine-year occupation.

Birthdays

1861: Booker T. Washington, American educator and civil rights leader
1876: Henrietta Lacks, American woman whose cancer cells were used in medical research
1920: Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer
1942: John Denver, American singer-songwriter
1959: Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pop star

Deaths