January 19
From Phantis
Events
- 1943: The "RHS Vasilissa Olga" sinks the Italian ship Stromboli off the coast of Tunisia.
- 1947: The "S.S. Chimara" sinks in the Euboic Sea. Casualties number: 400 dead, among them 200 policemen and 36 political prisoners.
- 1949: Communist forces enter Karpenisi during the Greek Civil War. They will hold it three days.
Births
- 1942: Giorgos Hadjinasios, composer
