March 5

Events

• 1829: The Turks surrender Vonitsa to the Greek forces of Antonios Kriezis.
• 1909: Tobacco workers in Volos stage a strike.
• 1919: Anarchy prevails in Smyrna where armed gangs roam unmolested.
• 1929: Three die in Elefsina as police clash with striking labourers.
• 1933: Panagis Tsaldaris edges out Eleftherios Venizelos in the parliamentary elections.
• 1968: The National Route between Larisa and Thessaloniki is completed.
• 1972: Mikis Theodorakis leaves the Communist Party of Greece.

Sports

• 2000: Demosthenes Tampakos wins the gold medal in rings (9.750 points) at Moscow international meeting

Births

• 1933: Costas Linoxilakis, footballer
• 1953: Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, football coach