October 4
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Events
- 1860: Joachim II is elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1938: The Greek traffic police is established.
- 1974: The New Democracy Party is founded by Constantine Karamanlis.
Sports
- 1931: Aris hand Panathinaikos their worst defeat ever in the Greek Cup 7-2.
- 1987: The Greek National Volleyball Team win bronze at the European Games of Ghent.
- 2007: All five Greek sides in the UEFA Cup (Larisa, Panathinaikos, AEK, Panionios and Aris) advance to the group stage of that competition. The five clubs from Greece represent the most from any country in the 40-team group stage of Europe's No. 2 competition.
Deaths
- 1955: Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos.