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325 BC: Alexander's fleet, consisting of 150 ships under the command of Admiral Nearchus from Crete, set sail from the port of Matala, in the mouth of the Indus river, to return to Persia. It reached Harmozeia (present day Hormuz Straits) at the end of December, after encountering heavy seas and experiencing many adversities.
1897: A Peace treaty is signed ending the Greco-Turkish War (1897)

1934: Jim Londos defeats his longtime nemesis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, in a famous showdown before over 35,000 fans at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
1981: Dimitris Michas breaks the Greek record in the triple jump with 17.04m. His record will stand for 17 years.

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 ==Events==
-*[[325 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great|Alexander's]] fleet, consisting of 150 ships under the command of Admiral Nearchus from [[Crete]], set sail from the port of Mattala, in the mouth of the Indus river, to return to Persia. It reached Harmozeia (present day Hormuz Straits) at the end of December, after encountering heavy seas and experiencing many adversities.
+*[[325 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great|Alexander's]] fleet, consisting of 150 ships under the command of Admiral Nearchus from [[Crete]], set sail from the port of [[Matala]], in the mouth of the Indus river, to return to Persia. It reached Harmozeia (present day Hormuz Straits) at the end of December, after encountering heavy seas and experiencing many adversities.
 *[[1897]]: A Peace treaty is signed ending the [[Greco-Turkish War (1897)]]
 ===Sports===