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Events
February
- February 21: Old Corinth is destroyed by a major earthquake. The city will be rebuilt closer to the sea.
May
- The Mavrogenis Revolt takes place in Crete
July
- July 7: By decree from the High Porte, Cretans are given the right to bear arms and elect their eldermen
August
- August 15: The cornerstone is laid on the old Hellenic Parliament building
November
- November 26: Syros is connected to the Greek mainland by telegraph wire.
December
- December 4: Julius Schmidt is named director of the National Observatory of Athens.
Unknown
- A new movable wooden bridge is built in Chalkida connecting Euboea to Central Greece
- The Greek Evangelical Church is founded
Births
- Date Unknown: Ioulia Dragoumi, writer.
Deaths
- Date Unknown: Georgios Kountouriotis