March 2

Events

1907: Greek refugees from Anchialos, Eastern Rumelia, found the town of Nea Anchialos in Magnesia prefecture, Thessaly.
1913: The Greek Army liberates Samos.
1914: The Greek Army withdraws from the Chimara area in Northern Epirus.
1948: The National Forces launch "Operation Pergamos" to drive the Democratic Army of Greece from the Mourgana mountains.
1957: The Battle of Machairas begins as the British come upon the cave where Grigoris Afxentiou and his men were hiding out.
1972: Three Cypriot Metropolitans demand that Makarios III step down from the Presidency of the island-Republic.

1986: Vasilis Hadjipanagis scores Iraklis' 1000th goal in the Football A Division as his team defeats Olympiakos 3-1.
2014: Panathinaikos ends Olympiakos' 27-match unbeaten league run with a 3-0 away victory.
2024: Miltos Tentoglou wins gold in the long jump in the indoor championships at Glasgow.