Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 3
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- 435: Byzantine emperor Theodosius II issues edict sending Patriarch Nestorius into exile in Egypt over his heretical beliefs.
- 1947: Maria Callas makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi commences during the Greek Civil War.
- 1953: Communist Nikos Ploumbidis is sentenced to death for espionage.
- 1984: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near Elliniko Air Base.
- 1989: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die.
- Births: Nikos Dabizas (1973), footballer
- Deaths: Elias Venezis (1973), writer; Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus (1977)