October 29

Events

• 1918: The General Labor Union of Greece (GSEE, Greek:ΓΣΕΕ) is established

• 1988:The scandal with George Koskotas surfaces when then Minister of Education, Giorgos Papandreou, accuses Olympiakos' president of illegal transactions with Merril Lynch

Births

• 1822: Thrasivoulos Zaimis, politician, Prime Minister
• 1969: Giorgos Donis, football player and coach.

Deaths

• 1986: Mimis Fotopoulos, actor