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'''George Demosthenes Savalas''' ([[December 5]], [[1926]] - [[October 2]], [[1985]]) was a [[Greek-American]] actor. Born in New York City, he served in the Pacific War as a [[U.S. Navy]] gunner.
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==Events==
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*[[1828]]: [[Kitsos Tzavellas]] defeats the Turks at [[Ternova]], [[Evritania]], in [[Central Greece]].
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*[[1862]]: [[King Otto]] is overthrown by a popular revolt.
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*[[1935]]: [[Georgios Kondilis]] overthrows the [[Panagis Tsaldaris|Tsaldaris]] government and seizes power in a coup d'etat.
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*[[1973]]: [[Spiro Agnew]], [[Greek-American]] Vice-President of the United States, resigns.
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*[[1993]]: [[PASOK]] win the general elections in Greece with 46.88% of the vote.
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===Sports===
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*[[1991]]: [[National Football team|Greece]] humble Egypt 6-1 with [[Dimitris Saravakos]] scoring 5 goals.
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*[[2024]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] defeat England 2-1 at Wembley Stadium marking their first ever victory over England.
  
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After studying drama at Columbia University, Savalas embarked on a successful career as a stage actor and acting instructor. He later appeared in several films, most notably ''Kelly's Heroes''.
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==Births==
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*[[1954]]: [[Fernando Santos]], coach
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*[[1968]]: [[Marinos Ouzounidis]], football player and coach
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*[[1983]]: [[Nikos Spyropoulos]], footballer
  
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He is best known for his role as Detective Stavros on the TV series ''Kojak''. He was often credited as "Demosthenes" or "George Demosthenes" to avoid confusion with his better-known older brother, [[Telly Savalas]].
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==Deaths==
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*[[425]]: [[Atticus of Constantinople|Atticus]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
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*[[1951]]: [[Georgios Vlachos]], newspaper publisher.
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*[[1974]]: [[Athina Mary Livanos]], heiress, wife to [[Aristotle Onassis|Onassis]] and [[Stavros Niarchos|Niarchos]].
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*[[2012]]: [[Alex Karras]], [[Greek-American]] football player and actor.
  
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In his later years, George recorded a popular [[Greek language|Greek-language]] record and toured with his band, appearing at such venues as Carnegie Hall. He returned to the stage, appearing in a number of off-Broadway productions before illness forced him to retire.
 
  
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He died of leukemia at the age of fifty-eight.
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== External links ==
 
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*[http://www.savalas.tv The Savalas family website]
 
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*[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-36545 George Savalas at TV Tome]
 
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[[Category:1926 births|Savalas, George]]
 
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[[Category:1985 deaths|Savalas, George]]
 
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[[Category:Greek-Americans|Savalas, George]]
 

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