April 7

Events

• 1998: Greek-British pop star, George Michael, is arrested in the US on charges of performing "lewd acts".

Sports

• 1896: Leonidas Pyrgos becomes the first Greek to win an Olympic Gold Medal after defeating Frenchman Peronnet at fencing.
• 1929: The National Football Team of Greece play their first international game against Italy's B' Team. They lose 1-4.
• 1943: Col. Stefanos Sarafis becomes commander of resistance movement ELAS.
• 1999: AEK play against Partizan Belgrade, despite the NATO bombardments, to show solidarity with the Serbian people.
• 2001: Olympiakos defeat Ferencvaros 9-7 and becomes the first Greek water polo team to qualify for the Champions' Cup final four.

Births

• 1922: Apostolos Kaldaras, composer

Deaths

• 1614: El Greco, painter
• 1992: Antonis Tritsis, former Mayor of Athens.
• 2004: Konstantinos Kallias, politician
• 2005: Grigoris Bithikotsis, singer