July 15
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Events
- 1149: Consecration of the Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, on the 50th anniversary of the capture of the city in 1099, as the crusaders built upon the renovation work of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos started in 1048.
- 1965: PM Georgios Papandreou's government is brought down by King Constantine II.
- 1974: The Cyprus National Guard overthrows President Makarios and installs Nikos Sampson in his place.
- 1995: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes 26 casualties in Aigio and surrounding villages
Sports
- 1992: Nikos Galis joins Panathinaikos.
Births
- 1935: Alex Karras, Greek-American football player and actor.
- 1943: Loukianos Kilaidonis, singer, songwriter
Deaths
- 1899: Georgios Averoff, national benefactor.
