January 27

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge closed temporarily in 2005

Events

• 1944:Athanassios Sembos makes the first attempt to set up a journalists' union after the war ends. The second attempt takes place on May 17, 1947. The union will assume legal existence after 1952.
• 1990: An Athens Appellate Court acquits Police Officer Athanasios Melistas in the 1985 shooting of 15-year old student Kaltezas.
• 2005: During a thunderstorm, a lighting bolt hit a support cable of the Rio-Antirrio Bridge. The fire was placed under control immediately, but questions arose over the security of the bridge.

Sports

• 1965: PAOK are crushed by Olympiakos 0-4 at Toumba thanks to goals by Botinos, Gioutsos, Aghanian and Giorgos Sideris. Eleven years later (January 4, 1976) PAOK will take their revenge at Karaiskaki Stadium (Olympiakos-PAOK 0-4)

Births

• 1925: Alexandros Kotzias, author

Deaths

• 1974: Georgios Grivas-Digenis, commander of EOKA
• 1977: Philopemen Finos, Film producer
• 1980: Stratis Tsirkas, writer