September 14
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Events
- 1814: The "Friendly Society" (Filiki Eteria) is founded in Odessa.
- 1909: Workers in Athens demonstrate in favour of the Military Association.
- 1943: Germans destroy 11 villages in Heraklio prefecture. 352 villagers are killed.
- 1943: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the EKKA resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded.
- 1944 German forces execute 114 residents of Giannitsa.
- 1980: The Greek Ministry of Education announces the abolition of entrance exams from Primary into Secondary schools.
- 1999: Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Kranidiotis and his entourage are killed in an air accident in Romania.
Sports
- 1998: ESAKE approve the plan of Aris BC to retire Nikos Galis' number 6 jersey. Aris are allowed the use of number 16 for the missing number 6.
Births
- 1910: Yiannis Latsis, shipowner
- 1956: Costas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
- 1969: Kostas Koukodimos, athlete
Deaths
- 775:Byzantine emperor Constantine V nicknamed "Copronymos"
- 2001: Stelios Kazantzidis
- 2022: Irene Papas, actress