Phantis:Selected anniversaries/October 24
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- 1912: The Battle of Pente Pigadia commenced during the First Balkan War.
- 1939: It was announced that the population of Greece, as of the end of 1938, was 7,107,472.
- 1941: German troops executed 165 men in Mesovouno, Kozani prefecture.
- 1970: Christos Papanikolaou broke the world record in the pole vault with a jump of 5.49m.
- Births: David Stergakos, basketball player (1956)
- Deaths: Theodoros Grivas, revolutionary (1862), Andreas Karkavitsas, writer (1922)
Recent days: October 23 - October 22
