May 1

Today is May Day is most of the World.

Events

• 1925: Cyprus is declared a Crown colony.
• 1927: Greek bohemian poet, Napoleon Lapathiotis, who espoused Communism, writes to the Archbishop of Athens requesting that he no longer be considered part of the Archbishop's flock.
• 1944: 200 Greek patriots are executed by the Nazis at Kaisariani.
• 1948: Justice Minister, Christos Ladas, is assassinated during the Greek Civil War.
• 1954: New banknotes are put into circulation in Greece in new Drachmas (1000 old drachmas = 1 new drachma).
• 1967: Footballer Mimis Domazos marries popular singer Vicky Moscholiou.
• 1983: Composer Mikis Theodorakis receives the Lenin Award.
• 1997: The birth of Phantis

Sports

• 2009: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiakos 84-82 in their Euroleague semifinal matchup in Berlin.

Births

• 1909: Yiannis Ritsos, poet.

Deaths

• 408: Arcadius, first Byzantine emperor to rule exclusively in the East.
• 1907: Gregorios Maraslis, national benefactor
• 1976: Alekos Panagoulis, MP and would-be assassin of dictator George Papadopoulos.
• 2001: Manolis Hadjiapostolou, known as "tiger", the man who jumped on the vehicle used to assassinate MP Gregoris Lambrakis and assisted in the assassins' arrest.