April 2
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Events
- 1453: The army of Mehmet II sets up camp outside Constantinople. The siege of the city begins.
- 1868: Dimitrios Voulgaris wins the general elections electing 114 MPs out of 184. These elections were the first in Greek history to be held within a single day.
- 1913: The funeral of the assassinated King George I is held in Athens.
- 1915: The Greek-American daily National Herald commences publication in New York.
- 1952: Maria Callas debuts in La Scala, Milan.
- 1993: A great fire on Skiathos burns much of the island's forested areas.
Sports
- 2000: AEK defeat Panathinaikos 59-57 to win the Greek Basketball Cup.
Births
- 1927: Ferenc Puskas, footballer and coach of Panathinaikos and AEK.
- 1948: Dimitris Mitropanos, singer
Deaths
- 1989: Manolis Angelopoulos, singer
- 1993: Spyros Kotzamanis, assassin of Gregoris Lambrakis.