October 13

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Events

• 1866: Cretans, under Col. P. Koroneos, defeat the Turkish army at Agios Myron, Heraklion.
• 1904: Pavlos Melas is killed during the Macedonian Struggle in Statista.
• 1995: Greece lifts the embargo imposed against FYROM.
• 1996: Cypriot Petros Kakkoulis is shot dead by Turkish occupation troops as he was gathering snails near Achna.

Sports

• 1935: Panagiotis Chlentzos breaks the Greek record in the pole vault with 4.015m. His record stood until 1950.
• 1968: Olympiakos play against AEK in a game where all the proceeds were given for the benefit of cancer-stricken Olympiakos striker Aristides Papazoglou.

Births

• 1934: Nana Mouskouri, singer
• 1971: Pyrros Dimas, weightlifter

Deaths

• 1904: Pavlos Melas, during the Macedonian Struggle
• 2010: Kostas Kafasis, singer, actor
• 2013: Filippos Syrigos, sports journalist
• 2022: Stavros Sarafis, footballer