January 17
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Events
- 1822: Ali Pasha is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of Lake Pamvotis. The severed head is sent to Sultan Murad II in Istanbul.
- 1827: Georgios Karaiskakis defeats the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
Births
- 1965: Nikos Nioplias, football player and coach.
Deaths
- 395: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor.
- 1822: Ali Pasha
- 1848: Petrobey Mavromichalis, Maniote leader during the Greek Revolution.
- 1943: Antonis Travlantonis, author.
