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1902: In the Greek national elections, Theodoros Deligiannis and Georgios Theotokis each elect 102 MPs to the Hellenic Parliament leading to political instability over the next few years.
1904: Kapetan Vardas leads 40 guerrilas into Macedonia during the Macedonian Struggle.
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 military government of Greece. 16 students die during the confrontation.
1985: 15-year old Michalis Kaltezas is shot dead by Police officer Athanasios Melistas during rioting marking the 12th anniversary of the attack on the Athens Polytechnic Institute.
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.

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 *[[1953]]: [[Babis Tennes]], football coach
 *[[1964]]: [[Krzysztof Warzycha]], footballer.
+*[[1983]]: [[Yiannis Bourousis]], [[basketball]] player.
 ==Deaths==