July 29

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Events

1014: Byzantine emperor Basil II attacks the Bulgarian army at the Battle of Kleidion. He crushes the Bulgarians and takes 14,000 prisoners. Basil will proceed to blind 99 of every 100 of the prisoners, with every 100th man left with only one eye to guide the rest home.

Births

1925: Mikis Theodorakis, music composer
1961: Dimitris Saravakos, football player.

Deaths

2004 : Rena Vlahopoulou, actress and singer.

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