June 17

Events

1771: Cretan revolutionary, Daskaloyiannis, is skinned alive by the Turks in Heraklio.
1944: German occupation troops destroy Ypati, Phthiotis prefecture after executing 28 inhabitants.
1946: The Greek Parliament controversially votes into law the Emergency Measures Act which allows the death penalty for those that "work against public order and the territorial integrity of the state"
1948: Assassin Efthymios Moutsoyiannis and eight accomplices go on trial for the murder of Justice Minister Christos Ladas.
2009: 41-year old police officer, Nektarios Savvas, is shot dead in the Patisia section of Athens, while guarding a witness in the case against the Revolutionary People's Struggle.
2012: In the repeat national elections, New Democracy again finish first with 29.66% of the vote and 130 seats in Parliament. SYRIZA finish second with 26.89% and 71 seats. Once again, Golden Dawn return to Parliament with 18 seats thanks to a 6.92% share of the vote.

1934: Olympiakos clinch the 1934 Football Championship by defeating Iraklis 2-1 in their second playoff game. The reds had also won the first game 3-2.
1964: Fans vandalise and burn Leoforos Alexandras Stadium after a very suspicious 1-1 Greek Cup semifinal draw between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. The players of the two teams escape disguised as policemen, bus drivers, etc.
1980: Greece draw W. Germany 0-0 in the finals of Euro 1980.
1993: Alexandros Terzian breaks the Greek record for the 100m with 10.20. The old record was established by Vasilis Papageorgopoulos (10.22) and had stood for 21 years.
2003: AEK's forward Demis Nikolaidis marries singer Despina Vandi.
2010: Greece score their first goals and record their first win in World Cup Soccer at the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa, beating Nigeria with a score of 2-1. The goals for Greece were scored by Dimitris Salpingidis 44' and Vassilis Torosidis 71'.