Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July 10
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- 1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarci which allowed for freedom of movement for all ships under the Russian flag. Greeks took advantage of this treaty to build up their fleets with ships flying the Russian flag.
- 1878: A British force, under Admiral Lord John Hay, arrived in Larnaca. The British rule of Cyprus commenced.
- 1949: Marshall Tito closed the border between Yugoslavia and Greece. This action led to the rapid defeat of the communists during the Greek Civil War.
- Births: Alexander the Great (356 BC); Former Princess Alexia (1965)
