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322 BC: Demosthenes committed suicide before he could be handed over to the Macedonians.
1863: Prince George of Denmark arrived in Piraeus to reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years.
1931: Metropolitan of Kition, Nikodimos Milonas, called for protests throughout Cyprus against British policies on the island.
1941: 250 inhabitants of Kerdylia, Serres were executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
1949: "Radio Free Greece" announced the cessation of all hostilities on the part of the communist Democratic Army of Greece. The Greek Civil War was officially over.
Births: Dionysios Lavrangas (1860), composer; Georgios Alogoskoufis (1955), economist, politician
Deaths: Demosthenes (322 BC), Athenian orator; Orestes Laskos (1992), poet and theatrical writer; Mema Stathopoulou (1999), actress

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 *[[1863]]: [[King George I|Prince George of Denmark]] arrived in [[Piraeus]] to reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years.
 *[[1931]]: Metropolitan of [[Kition]], [[Nikodimos Milonas]], called for protests throughout [[Cyprus]] against British policies on the island.
-*[[1941]]: 250 inhabitants of [[Kerdylia]], [[Serres prefecture]] were executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
+*[[1941]]: 250 inhabitants of [[Kerdylia]], [[Serres]] were executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
 *[[1949]]: "Radio Free Greece" announced the cessation of all hostilities on the part of the communist [[Democratic Army of Greece]]. The [[Greek Civil War]] was officially over.
 *Births: [[Dionysios Lavrangas]] ([[1860]]), composer; [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]] ([[1955]]), economist, politician