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Events
- 1973: EOKA B' abduct Christos Vakis, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Cyprus.
- 1976: Greek Cypriot, Stavros Sykopetritis, attempts to assassinate Bulent Ecevit in New York City. Ecevit was the Turkish PM who ordered the invasion of Cyprus two years earlier.
- 1993: The Greek government expresses regret over Ukraine's decision to recognise FYROM.
Sports
- 1996: Leonidas Kokkas wins silver in weightlifting in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- 2007: The Greek Under-19 football team play in the final of the European Cup in Linz, Austria, where they lose 1-0 to Spain.
Births
- 1903: Michail Stasinopoulos, politician, President of Greece
- 1948: Pavlos Sidiropoulos, rock musician
- 1962: Theodoros Voutyritsas, footballer
Deaths
- 1992: Jenny Karezi, actress
- 2022: Giorgos Andreou, footballer