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1892: King George I dismisses Theodoros Deligiannis eventhough the latter commands the majority of seats in the Hellenic Parliament.
1944: Greek resistance movements EDES, EAM and EKKA sign a cooperation pact at Plaka, Epirus.
1956: Lina Tsaldari becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM Panagis Tsaldaris.

1952: Greece, thanks to a Giorgos Darivas hat trick, defeat Turkey 3-1 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.
1992: Olympiakos win second place in European volleyball after losing 3-0 sets to Messangero Ravenna.
1992: Nikos Galis breaks Vasilis Goumas' all-time record of 11,030 points in the encounter between Aris and Pangrati BC.
2004: Aris defeat Olympiakos 73-70 to win the Greek basketball Cup for a record eighth time. The match lasted four hours as the referees demanded that all fans leave the stadium ten minutes from time.

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 *[[1952]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]], thanks to a [[Giorgos Darivas]] hat trick, defeat Turkey 3-1 at [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]].
+*[[1992]]: [[Olympiakos]] win second place in European volleyball after losing 3-0 sets to Messangero Ravenna.
+*[[1992]]: [[Nikos Galis]] breaks [[Vasilis Goumas]]' all-time record of 11,030 points in the encounter between [[Aris BC|Aris]] and [[Pangrati BC]].
 *[[2004]]: [[Aris BC|Aris]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 73-70 to win the Greek basketball Cup for a record eighth time. The match lasted four hours as the referees demanded that all fans leave the stadium ten minutes from time.