1824
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Events
May
- May 2: Lord Byron's remains are transferred to Zakynthos for burial.
June
- June 7: The destruction of Kassos takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- June 21: During the Greek War of Independence, the Egyptians capture and destroy the island of Psara.
July
- July 9: During the Greek War of Independence, Chrysanthus becomes Ecumenical Patriarch.
November
- November 1: The Greek fleet, under Andreas Miaoulis, defeats the fleet of Ibrahim Pasha off the coast of Heraklion, Crete.
Deaths
January
- January 14: Athanasios Kanakaris, political figure of the War of Independence.
April
- April 19: Lord Byron, poet, philhellene