January 2

Events

• 1910: By law, Sunday is officially designated as a day off for workers in Greece.
• 1930: Greek Minister of Education, Georgios Papandreou, establishes Modern Greek as a compulsory subject in Greek schools.

Sports

• 1929: Under its 1/1929 circular, SEGAS invites all Balkan federations to participate in the organization of the Balkan Track & Field Meeting. Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will respond positively.

Births

• 1897: Jim Londos, Greek-American Professional Wrestler

Deaths

• 1990: Evangelos Averoff, politician.