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Latest revision as of 16:14, February 25, 2009
Events
April
Births
February
- February 18: Nikos Kazantzakis, writer, philosopher
May
- May 13: Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou, inventor of the Pap smear.
November
- November 4: Nikolaos Plastiras, General and politician.
December
- December 9: Alexandros Papagos, Prime Minister and the only Field Marshall in Greek military history.
- December 14: Manolis Kalomiris, music composer
Unknown
- Nick the Greek, Greek-American gambler
- Dimitris Semsis, musician
Deaths
- February 26: Alexandros Koumoundouros, politician, Prime Minister.