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1057: Armies loyal of Isaac I Komnenos defeat the imperial forces of Byzantine emperor Michael VI at Nicaea.
1071: The Battle of Manzikert takes place between Byzantines, under emperor Romanus IV, and Seljuk Turks.
1854: Makarios I is ordained Archbishop of Cyprus.
1960: A woman - Stavroula Gouvoussi - is executed for the first time in Greece for a crime: she had strangled her pregnant daughter-in-law
2004: Fani Halkia wins gold in the 400m hurdles at the Athens Olympic Games.
2010: Two Hellenic Airforce F-16 jets collide over Crete during a military exercise. One pilot is killed, two are seriously injured.

2009: APOEL FC defeat FC Kobenhavn 3-1 and advance to the group stage of the Champions' League for the first time in their history.
2010: The three clubs representing Greece - AEK, PAOK and Aris - all draw in their Europa League playoff games and advance to the group stage. The two clubs representing Cyprus - APOEL and Omonia - also draw but are eliminated.

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 *[[1071]]: The [[Battle of Manzikert]] takes place between [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], under emperor [[Romanus IV]], and Seljuk Turks.
 *[[1854]]: [[Makarios I]] is ordained [[Archbishop of Cyprus]].
+*[[1960]]: A woman - Stavroula Gouvoussi - is executed for the first time in Greece for a crime: she had strangled her pregnant daughter-in-law
 *[[2004]]: [[Fani Halkia]] wins gold in the 400m hurdles at the Athens Olympic Games.
 *[[2010]]: Two Hellenic Airforce F-16 jets collide over [[Crete]] during a military exercise. One pilot is killed, two are seriously injured.