December 6

Events

• 1876: Heinrich Schliemann begins archaeologocal excavations at Mycenae.
• 1915: Eleftherios Venizelos and his political allies boycott the national elections, resulting in the election of a largely royalist Parliament.
• 1940: The Greek army liberates Agioi Saranda.

Sports

• 1964: Newly-promoted Proodeftiki shock the Greek football world by defeating Olympiakos 3-0 at Karaiskaki Stadium.

Deaths

• 1990: Pavlos Sidiropoulos, rock musician.

Namesday

• Saint Nicholas, patron saint of Greek sailors