On this day: February 11

POSTED: 09:59 PM PST Feb 09, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 10, 2013 

America's first hospital opens, Glenn Miller earns the first gold record, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years, and Whitney Houston passes away, all on this day.

OTD February 11 - Burt Reynolds
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Universal Pictures

1936: Actor Burt Reynolds, best known for his roles in movies such as "Deliverance," "Smokey and the Bandit," "White Lightning," "The Longest Yard" and "Boogie Nights," is born in Lansing, Mich.

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