Phantis:Selected anniversaries/September 24
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- 1828: Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias established the Post Office of Greece.
- 1922: Greek soldiers under Stylianos Gonatas and Nikolaos Plastiras, as well as sailors under Dimitrios Fokas, overthrew the Athens government which they considered responsible for the Asia Minor Disaster.
- 1927: The independent Piraeus Harbour Organisation (Organismos Limenos Piraios - OLP) was established.
- 1939: Radio BBC broadcast in Greece for the first time.
- 2000: Kakhi Kakhiashvili won gold in wieghtlifting at the Sydney Olympiad.
- Births: Voula Zoumboulaki (1924), actress; Nia Vardalos (1962), Greek-Canadian actress
Recent days: September 23 - September 22
