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1623: Gregory IV is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople.
1939: An earthquake rocks Kalavryta, Achaea prefecture.
1941: The Battle of Crete ends in Allied defeat.
1973: The Junta declares the Greek Monarchy abolished.
1991: George Koskotas arrives in Athens after his extradition from the US. He is promptly jailed by Greek authorities.

1930: Panathinaikos thrash Olympiakos 8-2 in their greatest triumph ever over their "eternal enemies". Before the match Olympiakos fans carried a coffin into the stadium, in which they would bury their opponents. In the riots that followed, the coffin broke to pieces.
1972: Dusan Bajevic scores 5 goals in an international match (Yugoslavia - Venzuela 10-0)
2001: Greece's first away win over Russia (3-1) in volleyball history
2009: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiakos 91-84 and win the A1 basketball championship in Greece for the seventh time in a row.
2009: Predrag Djordjevic announces his retirement from football. The Olympiakos captain had been a mainstay in his team's midfield for the past 13 years.

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 *[[2001]]: Greece's first away win over Russia (3-1) in volleyball history
 *[[2009]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 91-84 and win the [[A1 Division|A1]] [[basketball]] championship in Greece for the seventh time in a row.
+*[[2009]]: [[Predrag Djordjevic]] announces his retirement from football. The [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] captain had been a mainstay in his team's midfield for the past 13 years.
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