February 11

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.

Births

• 1776: Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Governor of Greece.
• 1791: Alexandros Mavrokordatos, statesman
• 1965: Stelios Rokkos, singer
• 1969: Jennifer Aniston, Greek-American actress.
• 1977: Yiannis Okkas, footballer

Deaths

• 641: Heraclius, noted Byzantine emperor
• 1985: Marton Bukovi, football coach
• 2021: Antonis Kaloyiannis, singer