February 11
1465 - Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII
Daughter of Edward IV, Sister of Edward V, Niece of Richard III, Wife of Henry VII, Mother of Henry VIII, Grandmother of Mary I, Elizabeth I, and Edward VI, Great Grandmother of Lady Jane Grey. She is the most recent common ancester of all English & Scottish Monarchs that reigned after James VI and I. Consort means wife of reigning King.
1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (Niccolo Sfondrati)
1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, England
Invertor of the calotype process of photography. Many of his photos in the 1835-1840 range show interesting and priceless depictions of towns & people of life as it was then. I love looking at them.
1812 - Alexander Stephens, US Confederate Vice President ( see D-Kats question about him, Lincoln & a steamer)
1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, "The Light of Life" with 1,200 patents
1921 - Lloyd Bentson, crooked, disgusting, pompous Democrat from Texas
1938 - Manual Noriega, Oh My
1944 - Bert Greene, PGA golfer from Texas who wore cowboy boots with golf spikes
1953 - Jeb Bush, I like and trust him