December 6

Events

• 1876: Heinrich Schliemann begins archaeologocal excavations at Mycenae.
• 1915: Eleftherios Venizelos and his political allies boycott the national elections, resulting in the election of a largely royalist Parliament.
• 1940: The Greek army liberates Agioi Saranda.
• 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.

Sports

• 1964: Newly-promoted Proodeftiki shock the Greek football world by defeating Olympiakos 3-0 at Karaiskaki Stadium.
• 2013: Greece draw Colombia, Ivory Coast and Japan in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.

Births

• 1932: Ioannis Kefalogiannis, politician
• 1985: Aris Grigoriadis, swimmer

Deaths

• 1990: Pavlos Sidiropoulos, rock musician.
• 2014: Menis Koumandareas, writer

Namesday

• Saint Nicholas, patron saint of Greek sailors