Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 3
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- 1947: Maria Callas made her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi commenced during the Greek Civil War.
- 1953: Communist Nikos Ploumbidis was sentenced to death for espionage.
- 1989: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashed near Samos Airport; 31 passengers died.
- Births: Nikos Dabizas (1973), footballer
- Deaths: Elias Venezis (1973), writer; Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus (1977)
