Phantis:Selected anniversaries/June 6
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- 1822: Konstantinos Kanaris destroyed the flag ship of the Turkish navy off the coast of Chios.
- 1930: Jim Londos defeated Dick Shikat to win the NBA world championship of wrestling.
- 1933: PM Eleftherios Venizelos became the target of an assassination attempt for the second time in his life.
- 1969: Alekos Panagoulis escaped from Bogiati prison.
- Births: Andreas Mikroutsikos, singer/songwriter (1952)
- Deaths: Pantelis Pouliopoulos, Greek communist leader (1943); Christos Mantikas, athlete (1960)
