Phantis:Selected anniversaries/May 20
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- 325: The First Council of Nicaea commenced.
- 1825: The Battle of Maniaki took place, Grigoris Papaflessas was killed
- 1941: The Battle of Crete began.
- 2006: Sakis Rouvas and Maria Menounos hosted the only Eurovision contest to be held in Athens which Finnish group "Lordi" won.
- Births: Andreas Miaoulis, Greek admiral during the War of Independence (1768), George Vasiliou, Cypriot President (1931), Marinella, popular Greek singer (1935)
- Deaths: Grigoris Papaflessas, Greek revolutionary (1825), Queen Amalia (1875), Archbishop Damaskinos (1949)
