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*[[1919]]: [[King Alexander]] marries [[Aspasia Manou]] - a commoner - in secrecy, in [[Athens]]. The priest who performed the ceremony left immediately afterwards, refusing to accept the gift offered him by the couple.
*[[1936]]: The [[Battleship Georgios Averoff]] carries the remains of [[Queen Olga]], [[King Constantine I]] and [[Queen Sophie]] from Brindisi for reburial in [[Tatoi]], Greece.
*[[1968]]: [[Alekos Panagoulis]] is sentenced to death for his attempt to assassinate dictator [[George Papadopoulos]].
*[[1973]]: Tanks tear down the gates of the Polytechnic Institute in [[Athens]] ending the student protests against the [[Junta|military government]] of Greece. 16 students die during the confrontation.
*[[1989]]: Riots take place in [[Athens]] on the 16th anniversary of the attack on the Athens Polytechnic Institute: One student is killed and dozens are injured as protesters sought to march on the embassy of the USA.
==Births==
*[[1964]]: [[Krzysztof Warzycha]], footballer.
 
==Deaths==
*[[1936]]: [[Alexandros Papanastasiou]], politician, Prime Minister.
*[[1993]]: [[Giorgos Mitsakis]], composer.
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