March 25

Events

• 717: Byzantine emperor Theodosius III resigns the throne after a coup by Leo the Isaurian.
• 1770: Daskaloyiannis raises the flag of revolution at Sfakia, Crete during the "Orlov Events".
• 1821: Greece declares the War of Independence against Turkey.
• 1914: The sports club of Aris Thessaloniki is founded.

Sports

• 1905: Diagoras sports club is founded in Rhodes.
• 1938: The National Football Team of Greece suffer their worst defeat ever losing 11-1 to Hungary in Budapest. The half-time score was 7-0.
• 2007: Panathinaikos win the Greek Basketball Cup for the third year running by defeating AGO Rethymno 87-48

Births

• 1771: Bishop Germanos of Patra who was to bless the Greek War of Independence on his 50th birthday.
• 1886: Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.
• 1953: Christos Ardizoglou, footballer

Deaths

• 1917: Spyros Samaras, composer

Namesday

• Today is the feast of the Annunciation, name day for: Evangelos (Vangelis, Vangos) and Evangelia (Vangela, Vangelio)