August 4

Events

• 1865: The Hymn to Freedom is established as the National Anthem of Greece.
• 1936: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.

Sports

• 1936: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5
• 1961: Myron Anyfandakis breaks the Greek record for the javelin throw with 74.15m.
• 1972: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos breaks the Greek record for the 100m with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years.
• 1984: Babis Cholidis wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad.
• 1992: Morfo Drosidou wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.

Births

• 1936: Giorgos Zografos, singer and actor.
• 1972: Predrag Djordjevic, footballer.
• 1975: Nikos Liberopoulos, footballer.

Deaths

• 1072: Romanus IV, Byzantine emperor
• 1834: Panourgias Panourgias, War of Independence hero.
• 1865: Makarios I, Archbishop of Cyprus.
• 1878: Patriarch Joachim II of Constantinople.
• 1975: Andreas Empirikos, writer.
• 1991: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet.
• 1991: Giorgos Mouflouzelis, rebetika musician.