February 13

From Phantis

Events

• 1975: The "Turkish Republic of North Cyprus" is declared independent by Turkish Cypriots. Only Turkey recogises the breakaway "state".
• 1979: The Greek government publishes the new law allowing divorce for reason of "long-term separation".
• 2008: Unions call a general strike throughout Greece to protest the Karamanlis government proposed pension reform law.

Births

• 1888: Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister
• 1933: Michalis Karaolis, EOKA member
• 1945: Christos Terzanidis, football player

Deaths

• 1332: Andronicus II Palaeologus, Byzantine emperor
• 1899: Andreas Syngros, national benefactor
• 1977: Nikolaos Kabanis, president of Aris Thessaloniki and editor of the newspaper Athlitika Nea.