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1822: Konstantinos Kanaris destroys the flag ship of the Turkish navy off the coast of Chios.
1909: A strong earthquake strikes Central Greece with Lamia as its epicentre.
1933: PM Eleftherios Venizelos becomes the target of an assassination attempt for the second time in his life.
1949: Ioannina Metropolitan Spyridon is elected Archbishop of Athens.
1969: Alekos Panagoulis escapes from Bogiati prison.

1930: Jim Londos defeats Dick Shikat to win the NBA world championship of wrestling.
1956: Ethnikos Piraeus defeat Olympiakos 2-1 (Karaoulanis, Xenos - Kotridis). This marks the first defeat for Olympiakos in a league match since 1949.
1994: Kostas Koukodimos breaks the Greek record for the long jump with a jump of 8.36m.

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 ==Events==
 *[[1822]]: [[Konstantinos Kanaris]] destroys the flag ship of the Turkish navy off the coast of [[Chios]].
+*[[1909]]: A strong earthquake strikes [[Central Greece]] with [[Lamia]] as its epicentre.
+*[[1933]]: PM [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] becomes the target of an assassination attempt for the second time in his life.
+*[[1949]]: [[Ioannina]] Metropolitan Spyridon is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]].
+*[[1969]]: [[Alekos Panagoulis]] escapes from [[Bogiati]] prison.
 ===Sports===
 *[[1930]]: [[Jim Londos]] defeats Dick Shikat to win the NBA world championship of wrestling.
 *[[1956]]: [[Ethnikos FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] defeat [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 2-1 (Karaoulanis, Xenos - [[Babis Kotridis|Kotridis]]). This marks the first defeat for Olympiakos in a league match since 1949.
+*[[1994]]: [[Kostas Koukodimos]] breaks the Greek record for the [[long jump]] with a jump of 8.36m.
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