February 11
1531 Henry VIII recognised as supreme head of Church in England following the schism with Rome- 1858 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
- 1929 Vatican City (world's smallest country) made an enclave of Rome
- 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party
- 1990 Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa
- 2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
- 2013 Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415
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