1936

Events

January

• January 18: Benjamin I is controversially elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
• January 26: The national elections in Greece are inconclusive with the Liberal Party and their allies winning roughly the same number of seats in Parliament as the Popular Party and their allies. The Communist Party of Greece with its 15 seats holds the balance of power.

February

• February 16: Olympiakos thrash Panathinaikos 6-1 in a Greek league game.

April

• April 13: PM Konstantinos Demertzis dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas.
• April 30: The Hellenic Parliament votes to suspend its functions for a 5-month period. It would not reconvene until after the war.

May

• May 9: Violent clashes in Thessaloniki, between striking tobacco workers and police, result in 12 deaths with dozens more injured.

June

• June 25: The National Basketball Team of Greece plays its first game losing 49-12 against Turkey in Istanbul.

August

• August 4 - Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.
• August 4: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5

September

• September 27: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m: 50.1

October

• October 1: Christos Dimitropoulos breaks the Greek record in the hammer throw with 50.22m. This record will stand for 21 years.

November

• November 17: The Battleship Georgios Averoff carries the remains of Queen Olga, King Constantine I and Queen Sophie from Brindisi for reburial in Tatoi, Greece.

Births

June

• June 4: Kostas Tsimas, politician
• June 21: Kostas Karras, actor
• June 23: Costas Simitis, politician, Prime Minister

July

• July 7: Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer
• July 24: Andreas Barkoulis, actor

August

• August 4: Giorgos Zografos, singer and actor
• August 13: Kostas Hatzis, Greek Roma singer

October

• October 12: Giorgos Marsellos, athlete (110m hurdles, high jump)
• October 19: Mimis Stefanakos, footballer

November

• November 6: Michalis Georgalas, EOKA fighter
• November 12: Kostas Polychroniou, footballer

Unknown

• Elias Yfantis, footballer

Deaths

January

• January 31: Georgios Kondilis, general and politician.

February

• February 17: Alexander Pantages, Greek-American businessman.

March

• March 18: Eleftherios Venizelos, politician

April

• April 13: Konstantinos Demertzis, Prime Minister, died in office.

May

• May 17: Panagis Tsaldaris, politician and Prime Minister

September

• September 15: Alexandros Zaimis, politician

November

• November 17: Alexandros Papanastasiou, politician, Prime Minister.

Unknown

• Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, general