January 11
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Events
- 1801: Ali Pasha orders the execution by drowning of Kyra-Frosini.
- 1930: Kostis Palamas becomes President of the Athens Academy.
- 1944: Allied airplanes bombard the harbour of Piraeus.
Sports
- 1897: 28 athletic clubs are assembled in Panellinios. The next day the decision is made and SEAGS (later to become SEGAS) is founded
Births
- 347: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor
- 1853: Georgios Iakovidis, painter
- 1910: Nikos Kavvadias, writer
Deaths
- 1923: King Constantine I exiled monarch of Greece.
- 1951: Grigorios Xenopoulos, writer.