February 3

Events

• 1448: Mehmed II ascends to the throne of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1953: Economist Spiros Markezinis establishes the Progressive Party (Greece) (Κόμμα Προοδευτικών)

Sports

• 1980: Stelios Manolas debuts in the Alpha Ethniki in the match Kastoria - AEK 1-1. The AEK defender will end his career 18 years later.
• 2007: Louis Tsatoumas breaks the Greek indoor record for the long jump with 8.17m.

Births

• 1933: Paul Sarbanes, Greek-American politician.
• 1954: Savvas Tsitouridis, politician.
• 1956: Yiannis Zouganelis, singer, songwriter, entertainer.

Deaths

• 1913: Kostas Tsiklitiras, Olympic Gold Medallist, during the First Balkan War, from meningitis.
• 1989: John Cassavetes, Greek-American actor.