April 22
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Events
- 1821: The Battle of Alamana takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1906: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
- 1980: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits Athens.
Births
- 1909: Spyros Markezinis, politician
Deaths
- 1985: Giorgos Economidis, radio host, songwriter.