October 5
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Events
- 610: Heraclius is crowned Byzantine emperor.
- 1915: Entente allies land in Thessaloniki.
- 1930: PM Eleftherios Venizelos declares the First Balkan Athletic Games open at the Kallimarmaro Stadium.
- 1933: PM Eleftherios Venizelos ends his 10-day good will visit to Turkey.
- 1986: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November launches a series of bomb attacks on offices of the Greek Taxation bureau.
- 1994: The US Senate unanimously adopts an Act to ascertain the fate of five US citizens missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
- 1995: The FYROM Parliament approves the removal of the Vergina Sun from their flag.
Births
- 1954: George Koskotas, convicted former banker and Olympiakos president.
Deaths
- 1850: Login Petrovich van der Heyden, Russian admiral at the Battle of Navarino
- 2007: Alex Golfis, actor. Best known for his role as Manolios in the TV series adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' Christ Recrucified (or The Greek Passion) Greek: Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται
- 2024: Mimis Plessas, composer