June 25

Events

1893: The Corinthian Canal is inaugurated.
1943: 200,000 Greeks take to the streets in a general strike against the German occupation authorities.
1948: Six of the men accused of having a part in the murder of Justice Minister, Christos Ladas, are executed by firing squad.
2004: The Greek National Football Team advances to the Euro 2004 semi final game after beating France 1-0.
2023: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy party win the second round of the 2023 parliamentary elections with 40.55% of the vote, capturing 158 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.

1912: Konstantinos Tsiklitiras wins gold, in the standing broad jump, in the 1912 Olympiad.
1936: The National Basketball Team of Greece plays its first game losing 49-12 against Turkey in Istanbul.
1969: Greece win the 24th CISM football championship as their opponents in the final - Algeria - walk off the pitch in the 80th minute.