Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 6
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- 1449: Constantine Palaeologus was crowned Byzantine emperor in Mystras.
- 1828: Ioannis Kapodistrias arrived in Nafplion; the British frigate "Warspite", at his disposal, carried him to Greece.
- 1919: The Labor Socialist Party of Greece (which later became the Communist Party of Greece) held its first open meeting in Athens.
- 1933: An earthquake rocked Volos causing material damage.
- 1950: Greek Prime Minister Alexandros Diomedes resigned amid a scandal involving members of his government.
- Births: Heinrich Schliemann, archaeologist (1822)
- Deaths: Anna Mantzourani, actress (1991)