- 1941: Italian troops occupied Kefallonia.
- 1995: AEK supporters attacked referee Philippos Bakas for giving a penalty against their team in the waning moments of the final of the Greek Football Cup against Panathinaikos.
- Births: Constantine Cavafy, poet/writer (1863), Sofia Sakorafa, athlete (1957)
- Deaths: Constantine Cavafy, poet/writer (1933), Yiannis Cholevas, footballer (2002)
