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1821: The Battle of Valtetsi commences during the Greek War of Independence.
1947: The concentration camp at Makronisos is prepared for the incarceration of "suspicious persons"
1976: The Democratic Party of Cyprus (DI.KO.) is founded in Cyprus by Spiros Kyprianou.

1965: AEK draw 5-time European Champions Real Madrid 3-3 in a friendly before 29,000 fans. Mimis Papaioannou (2) and Kostas Papageorgiou score for the Greek side.
1999: For the first time in Greek basketball history a team (Aris) loses a game because two of its players (Angelidis, Muursep) fail to pass the anti-doping control.
2001: PAOK win their first title in 16 years after defeating Olympiakos 4-2 in the Greek Cup final at Nea Philadelphia Stadium.
2007: Rivaldo quits Olympiakos after negotiations for a contract extension break down.
2013: Olympiakos BC defeat Real Madrid 100-88 to win the Euroleague for the second year in a row.

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 *[[2001]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] win their first title in 16 years after defeating [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 4-2 in the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] final at [[Nea Philadelphia Stadium]].
 *[[2007]]: [[Rivaldo]] quits [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] after negotiations for a contract extension break down.
+*[[2013]]: [[Olympiakos BC]] defeat Real Madrid 100-88 to win the Euroleague for the second year in a row.
 ==Births==