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1922: Nikolaos Stratos forms a government. He will fail to win a vote of confidence and will quit 6 days later.
1927: The Greek Parliament decides that former dictator, Theodoros Pangalos, should stand trial.
1944: Sixteen inhabitants of the village of Saktouria in Rethymno prefecture, Crete, are executed by German occupation troops.
1948: The body of American journalist, George Polk, who had been missing for days, is found by fisherman, Lambros Antonaros, floating in the Thermaic Gulf.
1956: EOKA members Michalis Koutsoftas and Andreas Panagidis kill British Cpl. Patrick J. Hale in retaliation for the Karaolis-Dimitriou executions 6 days earlier.
1974: Work starts on the Athens Metro.
2007: The European Commission concludes that Cyprus fulfils the necessary conditions to adopt the euro and proposes that Cyprus do so on 1 January 2008.

1949: Greece lose 1-2 to Turkey at Leoforos Stadium for the East Mediterranean Friendship Cup
1973: Greek football referee Christos Michas officiates the European Cup Winners Cup final between AC Milan - Leeds Utd. (1-0) in Thessaloniki. He will be punished later by the Greek Football Federation for his many grievous errors which affected the outcome of the match.
1998: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle - Arsenal 2-0)

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 ==Events==
+*[[1922]]: [[Nikolaos Stratos]] forms a government. He will fail to win a vote of confidence and will quit 6 days later.
 *[[1927]]: The [[Greek Parliament]] decides that former dictator, [[Theodoros Pangalos]], should stand trial.
 *[[1944]]: Sixteen inhabitants of the village of [[Saktouria]] in [[Rethymno prefecture]], [[Crete]], are executed by German occupation troops.