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*[[1943]]: Italian occupation troops execute 118 Greeks from [[Domeniko]] and [[Mesochori (Larisa)|Mesochori]], [[Larisa prefecture]].
 
*[[1943]]: Italian occupation troops execute 118 Greeks from [[Domeniko]] and [[Mesochori (Larisa)|Mesochori]], [[Larisa prefecture]].
 
*[[1964]]: The [[Centre Union]] party of [[Georgios Papandreou]] triumphs in the Greek elections winning 52.8% of the vote. [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]]' [[National Radical Union]] receive a mere 35.2%.
 
*[[1964]]: The [[Centre Union]] party of [[Georgios Papandreou]] triumphs in the Greek elections winning 52.8% of the vote. [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]]' [[National Radical Union]] receive a mere 35.2%.
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*[[1968]]: Aristides Pangratidis is executed, by firing squad, as the serial killer nicknamed "the ogre of Seikh Sou".
 
*[[1985]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] inaugurates the [[Stadium of Peace and Friendship]] in [[Neo Phaliro]], [[Piraeus]].
 
*[[1985]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] inaugurates the [[Stadium of Peace and Friendship]] in [[Neo Phaliro]], [[Piraeus]].
 
*[[1994]]: [[Greece]] imposes an embargo on FYROM.  
 
*[[1994]]: [[Greece]] imposes an embargo on FYROM.  
 
*[[2003]]: [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is elected President of [[Cyprus]] from the first round as he receives 51% of the vote. Former President, [[Glafkos Clerides]], receives only 39%.
 
*[[2003]]: [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is elected President of [[Cyprus]] from the first round as he receives 51% of the vote. Former President, [[Glafkos Clerides]], receives only 39%.
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*[[2012]]: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits [[Cyprus]] marking the first time an Israeli leader has ever visited the nearby island republic.
 
===Sports===
 
===Sports===
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*[[1936]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] thrash [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 6-1 in a Greek league game.
 
*[[1972]]: [[Thomas Mavros]] makes his debut with [[National Football Team|Greece]] in a match against Holland (0-5) in [[Athens]].
 
*[[1972]]: [[Thomas Mavros]] makes his debut with [[National Football Team|Greece]] in a match against Holland (0-5) in [[Athens]].
 
*[[1991]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Danut Lupu]], is arrested as leader of a criminal gang.
 
*[[1991]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Danut Lupu]], is arrested as leader of a criminal gang.
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==Births==
 
==Births==
 
*[[1907]]: [[Angelos Terzakis]], author
 
*[[1907]]: [[Angelos Terzakis]], author
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*[[1942]]: [[Giorgos Trontzos]], [[basketball]] player
 
*[[1957]]: [[Roula Koromila]], TV presenter
 
*[[1957]]: [[Roula Koromila]], TV presenter
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*[[1391]]: [[John V Palaeologus]], [[Byzantine emperor]]
 
*[[1391]]: [[John V Palaeologus]], [[Byzantine emperor]]

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