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*[[1963]]: MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]] is run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists (Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Gotzamanis) after delivering the keynote speech at a pacifist meeting in [[Thessaloniki]]. He will die five days later.
 
*[[1963]]: MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]] is run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists (Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Gotzamanis) after delivering the keynote speech at a pacifist meeting in [[Thessaloniki]]. He will die five days later.
 
*[[2006]]: The 19th century painting '''''The Naughty Grandchild''''' by [[Nikiforos Lytras]] became the most expensively sold piece of artwork by a Greek painter, going for 1.08 million euros at an auction at Sotheby's in London.
 
*[[2006]]: The 19th century painting '''''The Naughty Grandchild''''' by [[Nikiforos Lytras]] became the most expensively sold piece of artwork by a Greek painter, going for 1.08 million euros at an auction at Sotheby's in London.
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*[[2011]]: Parliamentary elections take place in [[Cyprus]]. The [[Democratic Rally]] wins 34.27% of the vote and 20 seats in the [[House of Representatives]]. The governing [[AKEL]] party comes in second with 32.67% of the vote and 19 seats.
 
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*[[1960]]: [[Kostas Sfikas]] breaks the Greek record in the [[triple jump]] with 15.45m.
 
*[[1960]]: [[Kostas Sfikas]] breaks the Greek record in the [[triple jump]] with 15.45m.

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