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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1876]]: [[Heinrich Schliemann]] begins archaeologocal excavations at [[Mycenae]]
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*[[1876]]: [[Heinrich Schliemann]] begins archaeologocal excavations at [[Mycenae]].
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*[[1915]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] and his political allies boycott the national elections, resulting in the election of a largely royalist [[Hellenic Parliament|Parliament]].
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*[[1940]]: The Greek army liberates [[Agioi Saranda]].
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*[[2008]]: The shooting death of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in [[Exarchia]] by the police, sparks widespread riots in [[Athens]], [[Thessaloniki]] and other Greek cities.
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==Sports==
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*[[1964]]: Newly-promoted [[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki]] shock the Greek football world by defeating [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 3-0 at [[Karaiskaki Stadium]].
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*[[1987]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] thrash [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 6-1 in [[Serres]].
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*[[2013]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] draw Colombia, Ivory Coast and Japan in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.
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==Births==
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*[[1932]]: [[Ioannis Kefalogiannis]], politician
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*[[1985]]: [[Aris Grigoriadis]], swimmer
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*[[1994]]: [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]], basketball player
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*[[1990]]: [[Pavlos Sidiropoulos]], rock musician.
 
*[[1990]]: [[Pavlos Sidiropoulos]], rock musician.
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*[[2014]]: [[Menis Koumandareas]], writer
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*[[2020]]: [[Paul Sarbanes]], [[Greek-American]] politician
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==Namesday==
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*[[Saint Nicholas]], patron saint of Greek sailors
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