- 1923: The "Alexander Z" sank in the Saronic Gulf. 150 sailors drowned.
- 1981: An earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, rocked Epirus.
- 1991: The trial for the Bank of Crete scandal began with Giorgos Koskotas as the chief defendant.
- Births: Cornelius Castoriadis, Marxist philosopher (1922)
- Deaths: Sophia Vembo, the "Singer of Victory" (1978).
