- 1922: Turkish troops entered Smyrna.
- 1941: The resistance movement EDES was founded in Athens by venizelist Col. Napoleon Zervas.
- 1982: Anna Verouli won gold at the European Games of Athens with a javelin throw of 70.02m
- 1990: Greek-American Pete Sampras won his first Grand Slam title after defeating Andre Agassi at the final of the US Open.
- 1993: The government of Constantine Mitsotakis collapsed after the defection of four MPs.
- Births: Manolis Glezos, politician (1922).
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