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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1918]] - The first labor conference in Greece takes place at the [[Vassiliko Theater]] of Athens
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*[[1667]]: [[Clement of Constantinople|Clement]] is removed  from the office of [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
*[[1953]] - [[Alexandra Ladikou]] is voted Miss World first runner-up.
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*[[1831]]: [[Georgios Mavromichalis]] is executed for the murder of Governor [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]]
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*[[1918]]: The first labor conference in Greece takes place at the [[Vassiliko Theater]] of [[Athens]].
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*[[1929]]: A scandal breaks out when it is discovered that Greek firms had purchased poor-quality flour and sold it at top-quality prices.
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*[[1931]]: Thousands of [[Cyprus|Cypriots]] march on the governor's mansion in [[Lefkosia]] and set it afire.
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*[[1952]]: Speaking at a meeting of the Communist Party of the USSR, [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]] proclaims that "[[Alexandros Papagos|Papagos]] and [[Nikolaos Plastiras|Plastiras]] are no different. All dogs are the same".
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*[[1953]]: [[Alexandra Ladikou]] is voted Miss World first runner-up.
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*[[1972]]: An [[Olympic Airlines|Olympic Airways]] NIHON YS-11 crashes off the coast of [[Voula]], [[Athens]]. 37 passengers and crew (36 passengers and 1 crew member) drown, while 16 passengers and 3 crew members are rescued.
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*[[1981]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece.
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==Births==
 
==Births==
*[[1907]] - [[Nikos Engonopoulos]], painter and poet
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*[[1907]]: [[Nikos Engonopoulos]], painter and poet
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*[[1968]]: [[Alekos Alexandris]], footballer
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
*[[1996]] - [[Georgios Zoitakis]], member of the military regime that ruled Greece from [[1967]]-[[1974]]
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*[[1831]]: [[Georgios Mavromichalis]], revolutionary turned assassin
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*[[1990]]: [[Tom Carvel]], [[Greek-American]] businessman
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*[[1996]]: [[Georgios Zoitakis]], member of the military regime that ruled Greece from [[1967]]-[[1974]]
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*[[1997]]: [[Yiannis Zigdis]], politician.
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