October 18
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Events
- 1944: The Greek Government in exile, under Georgios Papandreou, arrives in Piraeus.
- 1979: The Greek government announces measures to save the Parthenon and other antiquites from pollution.
- 1979: Odysseus Elytis wins the Nobel prize for literature.
- 1994: Nikos Galis walks out on Panathinaikos and Greek Basketball
Births
- 1918: Constantine Mitsotakis politician
- 1920: Melina Mercouri, actress, activist and politician
- 1956: Giorgos Kimoulis, actor
- 1963: Jimmy Patikas, Greek-Australian footballer