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1911: Kostis Palamas is suspended for a month by the University of Athens for his defence of the Demotic version of the Greek language.
1923: Greece protests the treatment of the POWs of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
1941: During World War II, Thessaloniki falls to the German army.
1945: Greece resumes diplomatic relations with Argentina.
1953: Dr. Alexander Fleming and his Greek assistant Amalia Katsouri announce their plans to wed.
1991: A fire set on a Greek bus in Istanbul causes the death of 36 tourists. The culprit had Grey Wolves connections.

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 ==Events==
-*[[1906]]: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
 *[[1911]]: [[Kostis Palamas]] is suspended for a month by the [[University of Athens]] for his defence of the [[Demotic]] version of the [[Greek language]].
 *[[1923]]: Greece protests the treatment of the POWs of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]].