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1821: Samos, under Lycurgus Logothetis, joins the Greek War of Independence.
1875: Charilaos Trikoupis forms his first government.
1919: Aristides Stergiadis is installed as High Commissioner of Smyrna.
1936: 12 tobacco workers are killed in violent demonstrations in Thessaloniki. 282 others are injured.
1948: American journalist, George Polk, is murdered in Thessaloniki.
1980: George Rallis is elected New Democracy party leader and Prime Minister, replacing Constantine Karamanlis who was elected President.
1989: Former Minister Giorgos Petsos is injured in a bomb attack by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November in Filothei.

1902: Alexandros Touferis breaks the Greek record in the high jump at 1.60m.
1963: St. Sevastopoulos breaks the 2m mark for a new Greek record in the high jump.
1988: Panathinaikos goalkeeper Nikos Sarganis helps his team win the Greek Cup in a penalty shootout, by saving two Olympiakos shots while scoring one himself.

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 *[[1936]]: 12 tobacco workers are killed in violent demonstrations in [[Thessaloniki]]. 282 others are injured.
 *[[1948]]: American journalist, [[George Polk]], is murdered in [[Thessaloniki]].
+*[[1980]]: [[George Rallis]] is elected [[New Democracy]] party leader and Prime Minister, replacing [[Constantine Karamanlis]] who was elected President.
 *[[1989]]:  Former Minister [[Giorgos Petsos]] is injured in a bomb attack by the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] in [[Filothei]].
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