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Events

• 1057: Michael VI abdicates the Byzantine throne in favour of Isaac I Komnenos.
• 1932: Greece abandons Summer savings time.
• 1956: EOKA attack the General Hospital of Nicosia and free Polykarpos Georkadjis who was being held by the British.

Sports

• 1935: Grigoris Lambrakis breaks the Greek record for the long jump with 7.15m.
• 1984: Mimis Domazos' farewell football game. Panathinaikos - Boca Juniors 2-3 at OAKA Stadium in front of 50,000 spectators. Domazos asked the coach to replace him with Spyros Livathinos at the 78th minute of the game.
• 2003: Dusan Bajevic reaches 300 appearances in AEK's bench against Ionikos and becomes the coach with the longest service in one team, with a total of 194 wins, 62 draws and 44 losses.

Births

• 1934: Nikos Xanthopoulos, actor, singer
• 1970: Leonidas Vokolos, footballer

Deaths

• 2021: Michael Constantine, Greek-American actor