Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 2

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January 2

  • 1910: By law, Sunday was officially designated as a day off for workers in Greece.
  • 1913: The Turkish garrison at Chios surrendered to the Greek forces.
  • 1930: Greek Minister of Education, Georgios Papandreou, established Modern Greek as a compulsory subject in Greek schools.
  • 1958: Greek-American diva Maria Callas left the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which included the President of Italy.
  • Births: Jim Londos, Greek-American Professional Wrestler (1897)
  • Deaths: Evangelos Averoff, politician (1990).

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