June 23

Events

• 1821: The Turks execute Archbishop Gerasimos of Crete in retaliation for the breakout of the Greek War of Independence on the island.
• 1922: Alexandros Papanastasiou is sentenced to three years imprisonment for publishing his "Democratic Manifesto". His defence lawyer had been George Papandreou.

Sports

• 1963: AEK celebrate their first post-World War II championship as they draw 3-3 with Panathinaikos in a playoff game. Mimis Papaioannou (2) and Kostas Nestoridis score for the champions (the latter directly from a corner kick).

Births

• 1928: Spiros Zagoreos, singer
• 1936: Costas Simitis, politician and Prime Minister

Deaths

• 1996: Andreas Papandreou, politician
• 1997: Giorgos Katsaros, composer
• 2005: Manolis Anagnostakis, poet