Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July 18
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- 1912: The "Free State" of Icaria was proclaimed.
- 1918: Greek-American George Dilboy knocked out three German machine gun nests before being killed in the attack on Belleau Woods in World War I. His heroism earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor.
- 1922: The Greek government declared Asia Minor independent, after truce signing negotations with Turkey failed.
- 1929: Themistocles Sofoulis became leader of the Liberal Party.
- Births: Kostas Eleftherakis (1950), footballer