April 6

From Phantis

Events

• 648 BC: The ancient Greeks record an eclipse of the sun for the first time.
• 1870: Greek police and soldiers attack the Arvanitakis gang. All the British and Italian hostages, held by the gang, are killed.
• 1896: Commencement of the first modern Olympic Games. By the Julian calendar, the games commenced on March 25 - the national holiday of Greece - as a symbolic gesture.
• 1941: During World War II, Greek PM Alexandros Korizis personally rejects a German demand for unconditional surrender.
• 1985: The Greek Parliament accepts the proposal of the PASOK government to amend the constitution.

Births

• 1929: Christos Sartzetakis, former President of Greece

Deaths

• 885: Saint Methodius, apostle to the Slavs.
• 1833: Adamantios Korais, Greek intellectual
• 1995: Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician