November 6
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Events
- 1825: 15,000 Egyptian troops under Ibrahim Pasha land in Rumeli to aid in the siege of Messolonghi.
- 1901: Violence errupts in downtown Athens, on the occasion of a release of The Bible translated in dimotiki by Alexander Pallis. These disturbances went down in history as "Ta Evangelika"
- 1928: Greece acknowledges Albania's rule over Northern Epirus
- 1961: Torrential rains cause floodings in Athens and the suburbs. 40 dead and thousands of flood victims.
- 2006: Chrysostomos II is elected Archbishop of Cyprus
Sports
- 1960: Panathinaikos plays his first offical European competitive football game against the Czechoslovakian team of Spartak Hradec Kralove for the European Champions Cup and loses 1-0.
- 1974: Olympiakos humble Anderlecht 3-0 in the 2nd Leg of their European Champions' Cup matchup. Hungarian referee Palotay disallows two other goals by Olympiakos who are thus eliminated.
- 1999: Yiannis Ioannidis wins his 400th game as a coach in the Greek A1 Division as Olympiakos defeat Peristeri 77-57.
Births
- 1936: Michalis Georgalas, EOKA fighter
- 1946: Romain Argyroudis, footballer
- 1958: Evanthia Reboutsika, musician, composer
Deaths
- 1835: Henri de Rigny, French admiral at the Battle of Navarino
- 1952: Yiannis Andrianopoulos, Olympiakos footballer and coach
- 1991: Yiannis Vazos, footballer
- 2000: Yiannis Nembidis, football player
- 2007: Giorgos Frangou, football player and coach.