November 1
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Events
- 1903:The theatrical play of The Oresteia by Aeschylus is performed for the first time translated in the dimotiki language. The events brings an uproar within "insulted" art circles. Fight scenes errupt resulting at the death of two people and the injury of seven others.
- 1940: Lieutenant Alexandros Diakos becomes the first Greek officer to die in World War II.
- 1948: Archbishop Athenagoras is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
Births
- 1962: Giorgos Mitsibonas, footballer
Deaths
- 1968: Georgios Papandreou, politician, Prime Minister of Greece