- 1531 11 Feb Henry VIII is recognised by the newly Protestant Church of England as its 'supreme head'.
- 1975 11 Feb Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to head a British political party, leading the Conservatives.
- 1990 11 Feb South African anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years.
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