January 23

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Events

1867: An earthquake strikes Lixouri, Kefallinia, destroying many houses.
1923: The Greek Government publishes the law that adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
2008: PM Costas Karamanlis visits Turkey marking the first official visit by a Greek PM to that country since 1959.

Sports

1931: Olympiakos Nicosia is founded. During the period 1967-74 Cyprus champions played in Greece and played 3 times in the Greek football league.
1996: Greece submits her candidacy as host country of the 2004 Olympics.

Births

1926: Kyriakos Matsis, EOKA fighter
1978: Fiona Tzavara, singer

Deaths

1958: Nikolaos Georgantas, athlete
1973: Alexander Onassis in an aircrash

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