September 3

Events

• 1843: King Otto is forced to grant the Greek people a constitution after an uprising led by General Ioannis Makriyiannis.
• 1948: Marshall Tito shuts down the training camps of the Democratic Army of Greece in Yugoslavia.
• 1974: The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) is established.
• 2006: Greece are defeated by Spain 70-47 in the final of the World Basketball Championship in Japan.

Births

• 1851: Queen Olga
• 1926: Irene Papas, actress
• 1942: Giorgos Lianis, former Deputy Minister for Athletics
• 1948: Fotis Kouvelis, politician
• 1950: Anthimos Kapsis, footballer
• 1978: Kostas Karafotis, singer

Deaths

• 1620: Timothy II, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 1859: Karl von Abel, Bavarian regent of King Otto
• 1983: Ellie Lambeti, actress
• 2004: Eleni Zafiriou, actress