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1913: Bulgaria signs an armistice ending hostilities in the Second Balkan War.
1920: Ion Dragoumis is shot dead by policemen in Athens. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the Venizelos murder attempt of the previous day.
1969: The Greek state starts to issue pensions for distinguished retired writers and actors.
1980: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in Pangrati, Athens.
1993: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of Icaria.

1968: American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fisher plays five simultaneous games in Athens against Greek chess masters. He wins four - against Apostolopoulos, Kokkoris, Ornithopoulos and Vyzantiadis - and draws against Trikaliotis.
1992: Weightlifter Pyrros Dimas wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games.

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 ==Events==
 *[[1913]]: Bulgaria signs an armistice ending hostilities in the [[Second Balkan War]].
+*[[1920]]: [[Ion Dragoumis]] is shot dead by policemen in [[Athens]]. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Venizelos]] murder attempt of the previous day.
+*[[1969]]: The Greek state starts to issue pensions for distinguished retired writers and actors.
+*[[1980]]: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in [[Pangrati]], [[Athens]].
+*[[1993]]: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of [[Icaria]].
+===Sports===
+*[[1968]]: American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fisher plays five simultaneous games in [[Athens]] against Greek chess masters. He wins four - against Apostolopoulos, Kokkoris, Ornithopoulos and Vyzantiadis - and draws against Trikaliotis.
+*[[1992]]: Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
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