May 30

Events

• 1918: The Battle of Skra, fought in the Macedonia front in World War I, ends in Greek victory over the Bulgarians.
• 1941: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas take down the German flag from the Acropolis, Athens.

Sports

• 1897: First athletics championships organized by Panellinios. The games (held for 2 days in Fokianos Gymnasium) include track-and-field events, wrestling, fencing and weightlifting.
• 1990: Maria Christoforidou wins 3 gold medals at the World Weightlifting Championships in Sarajevo.
• 1998: Katerina Thanou breaks the womens' 100m Greek record with a time of 10.99.
• 1999: The European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship closes in Budapest. Greece (featuring Aindili, Christodoulou, Karyami, Polatou, Georgatou) won the gold medal with 39.799 points.
• 1999: Vassilis Polymeros and Panagiotis Miliotis take first place at the World Rowing Championship in Belgium.
• 1999: Led by coach Dusan Bajevic, Olympiakos win their third consecutive Greek league title. Ethnikos become the sole team in Greek first division history not to win a single game.

Births

• 1974: Kostas Chalkias, footballer

Deaths

• 1826: Bishop Germanos of Patra, who blessed the Greek War of Independence on March 25, 1821.