1929

Events

January

• January 2: Under its 1/1929 circular, SEGAS invites all Balkan federations to participate in the organization of the Balkan Track & Field Meeting. Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will respond positively.
• January 20: Aspasia Karatza wins the title of Miss Star Hellas in the first Greek beauty pageant.

March

• March 5: Three die in Elefsina as police clash with striking labourers.

April

• April 7: The National Football Team of Greece play their first international game against Italy's B' Team. They lose 1-4 (60' Alvertos Namias).

June

• June 27: The Agrarian Bank of Greece is founded.

August

• August 4: Ergotelis FC play their first match: a 4-0 victory over Leon at Handax Stadium in Heraklio, Crete.
• August 18: Ergotelis play their first derby against OFI Crete. The match never finishes as fans go on the rampage half an hour after kick-off.

October

• October 8: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
• October 26: : Eleftherios Venizelos inaugurates the Marathon dam, which later helps form Lake Marathon

December

• December 9: Pavlos Kountouriotis resigns from the office of President of Greece for health reasons.

Births

March

• March 29: Voula Palla, singer.

April

• April 6: Christos Sartzetakis, former President of Greece
• April 9: Vasilis Syllis, athlete (400m)

June

• June 4: Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic

July

• July 31: Georgios Roubanis, athlete

December

• December 9: John Cassavetes, Greek-American actor
• December 27: Achilleas Karamanlis, politician

Unknown

• Thanasis Bebis, footballer
• Stathis Mantalozis, footballer
• Voula Palla, singer
• Babis Serafeidis, footballer

Deaths

June

• June 20: Emmanuel Benakis, industrialist, politician, national benefactor

September

• September 29: Basil III, Patriarch of Constantinople

Unknown

• Yiannis Psycharis, writer