February 11

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Events

  • 1934: A communist - Mitsos Partsalidis - is elected mayor of a major Greek city (Kavala) for the first time in history.
  • 1959: The Treaty of Zurich is signed granting independence to Cyprus.
  • 1966: The trial of Aristides Pangratidis, alleged "ogre of Seikh Sou", begins.
  • 1971: Evidence of petroleum off the coast of Thasos appears.

Sports

  • 2001: OFI goalkeeper, Arian Beqaj, scores with a header, 5 minutes into injury time, in the OFI - Paniliakos 2-2 game. It marks the first time a goalkeeper has scored with a header in Greece.


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