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168 BC: The Romans defeat Perseus of Macedon at the Battle of Pydna.
431: Nestorius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople.
1826: Ibrahim Pasha invades Mani but is repelled with heavy casualties.
1892: Charilaos Trikoupis forms a government which will be in power when Greece declares bankruptcy.
1905: Dimitrios Rallis is appointed Prime Minister by King George I.
1916: Alexandros Zaimis forms a government.
1920: Beginning of the Greek offensive in Anatolia.

2010: Greece end their World Cup 2010 campaign with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina.
2011: Greek authorities announce the names of 15 people suspected for 'fixing' matches in the Greek football championships, including club owners Makis Psomiadis and Achilleas Beos; coach Yiannis Papakostas and former footballer Dimitris Zavantias. The scandal was uncovered after the UEFA noticed irregular betting patterns involving first- and second-division club matches.

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 ===Sports===
 *[[2010]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] end their World Cup 2010 campaign with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina.
+*[[2011]]: Greek authorities announce the names of 15 people suspected for 'fixing' matches in the Greek [[Football (soccer)|football]] championships, including club owners [[Makis Psomiadis]] and [[Achilleas Beos]]; coach [[Yiannis Papakostas]] and former footballer [[Dimitris Zavantias]]. The scandal was uncovered after the UEFA noticed irregular betting patterns involving [[Football A Division|first-]] and [[Football B Division|second-division]] club matches.
 ==Deaths==
 *[[1980]]: [[Mitsos Partsalidis]], communist politician