1897

Events

December

• December 4: The Istanbul Treaty was signed, officially ending the Greek-Turkish war. Greece was obligated to compensate Turkey with 4 million gold coins while they also had to evacuate the territories between Mt. Olympus and Kamvounia Mountain. Under the same treaty, Crete became independent.

Births

January

• January 2: Jim Londos, Greek-American Professional Wrestler

June

• June 5: Georgios Grivas, military figure and commander of EOKA.

October

• October 26: Maximus V, Patriarch of Constantinople