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- 1803: The Souliotes left Souli towards the coast of Epirus. A monk named Samuel remained in Kughi and set fire to the powder magazines with a massive explosion that cost him his life while killing dozens of Ottomans.
- 1955: The Battle of Spilia was fought in the EOKA struggle against the British in Cyprus.
- 1970: Announcement was made of a discovery of an extended neolithic settlement near Sesklo (a village nearby the city of Volos, in Thessaly)
- Births: Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek military commander and national hero (1792), Yiannis Voyiatzis, singer (1934)
- Deaths:Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2008)
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The blowing up of the Turkish flagship by Kanaris - a painting by Nikiforos Lytras, 143x109 cm. Averoff Gallery. |
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