May 19

From Phantis

Today is the day of commemoration of the Pontus massacre in Greece.

Events

• 1919: The second phase of the Pontian genocide begins as Mustafa Kemal Pasha lands in Samsun.

Sports

• 1996: Olympiakos humble Panathinaikos 73-38 and are crowned basketball champions of Greece. The point differential was the largest recorded in basketball playoff history.
• 2008: Sotiris Ninis becomes the youngest player to score a goal for the National Football Team in a 2-0 win over Cyprus

Births

• 1932: Charalambos Mouskos, EOKA fighter.