1912

Events

January

• January 24: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Kefalonia and the surrounding area.

February

• February 8: E. Argyropoulos flies "Alcyon" - the first flight of a Greek airplane.

March

• March 11: The Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos sweeps to victory in the Greek national elections winning 146 seats (of 181) in the Hellenic Parliament.
• March 22: Stavros Baretis assassinates Andreas Kopasis - the pro-Turkish governor of Samos.

April

• April 1: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
• April 5: Many Asia Minor Greeks cannot vote in the Turkish elections as Young Turks vandalise many polling places, burning ballots or electoral registers.
• April 12: Italian troops start their invasion of the Dodecanese islands.
• April 26: Italian forces capture Rhodes.

May

• May 13: First lieutenant Dimitrios Kamberos flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft.

June

• June 24: Four people die during a heatwave in Athens.
• June 25: Konstantinos Tsiklitiras wins gold, in the standing broad jump, in the 1912 Olympiad.

August

• August 27: Alexandros Karamanlakis becomes the first casualty of the Greek air force when his plane crashes in the Corinthian Gulf.

September

• September 15: Serbia and Bulgaria mobilise in preparation for the First Balkan War.
• September 18: Greece mobilises in preparation for the First Balkan War.
• September 30: Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria issue an ultimatum to the High Porte prior to the First Balkan War.

October

• October 3: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
• October 5: The Greek Army invades Turkish Thessaly.
• October 8: Greek forces land in Lemnos.
• October 9: The Battle of Sarantaporo takes place during the First Balkan War.
• October 12: Greek forces enter Kozani and Grevena.
• October 13: The Greek Army liberates Filippiada.
• October 18: Greek forces land in Thasos, Imvros and Agios Efstratios.
• October 20: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
• October 24: During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army crosses the Axios River and advances towards Thessaloniki.
• October 24: The Battle of Pente Pigadia commences during the First Balkan War.
• October 26: The Greek army liberates Thessaloniki
• October 30: The Battle of Pente Pigadia ends in victory for the Greek Army.

November

• November 4: Icaria is liberated.
• November 8: Greek forces enter the city of Mytilene.
• November 11: Greek forces enter Kastoria.
• November 24: The union of Samos to Greece is declared.
• November 26: The battle of Driskos commences on the Epirus front.

December

• December 3: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis on board the flagship Averoff, forces the Ottoman navy to retreat to the Dardanelles
• December 5: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
• December 16: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, on board the flagship Averoff, defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Naval Battle of Elli.

Births

January

• January 1: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet

April

• April 3: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician

May

• May 18: Mimis Traiforos, songwriter

June

• June 4: Angelos Lambrou, athlete

July

• July 12: Dionysis Papayiannopoulos, actor

August

• August 28: Aliki Diplarakou, winner of Miss Europe beauty pageant

November

• November 8: Stylianos Pattakos, general, member of Junta

Unknown

• Date Unknown: Ioannis Alevras, politician
• Date Unknown: Odysseus Angelis, general, member of Junta
• Date Unknown: Argyris Argyriadis, footballer
• Date Unknown: Yiannis Chelmis, footballer
• Date Unknown: Spyros Sklavounos, footballer
• Date Unknown: Giorgos Vagiakakos, footballer
• Date Unknown: Kostas Yiannaros, footballer

Deaths

November

• November 29: Lorentzos Mavilis, poet

Unknown

• Date Unknown: Dimitrios Sardounis, aka "Mimaros", shadow theatre (Karagiozis) artist