March 2

From Phantis

Events

• 1907: Greek refugees from Anchialos, Eastern Rumelia, found the town of Nea Anchialos in Magnesia prefecture, Thessaly.
• 1913: The Greek Army liberates Samos.
• 1914: The Greek Army withdraws from the Chimara area in Northern Epirus.
• 1957: The Battle of Machairas begins as the British come upon the cave where Grigoris Afxentiou and his men were hiding out.
• 1972: Three Cypriot Metropolitans demand that Makarios III step down from the Presidency of the island-Republic.

Sports

• 1986: Vasilis Hadjipanagis scores Iraklis' 1000th goal in the Football A Division as his team defeats Olympiakos 3-1.

Births

• 1921: Kazimierz Gorski, football coach
• 1924: Renos Apostolidis, writer.
• 1927: John Brademas, Greek-American politician.
• 1939: Aristides Kamaras, footballer