October 9

Events

• 1430: Ioannina surrenders to the Turks.
• 1831: Ioannis Kapodistrias is assassinated outside St Spyridon church in Nafplio.
• 1912: The Battle of Sarantaporo takes place during the First Balkan War.
• 1923: 5,000 mostly Greek-owned businesses are shut down in Constantinople.
• 1931: Salaries of Public employees are slashed between 4% and 6%.
• 2002: An EU committee decides that Cyprus and nine other - mostly Eastern European - countries should be accepted into the European Union.

Sports

• 1988: Spyros Andriopoulos breaks the Greek record in the marathon with 2hr 12' 04.

Deaths

• 1981: Frantisek Fadrhonc, football coach