November 2

Events

• 1967: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens
• 1977: Torrential rains cause the overflow of Kifissos and surrounding rivers. 12 people in Athens and Piraeus die from flood waters.
• 1982: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.

Births

• 1911: Odysseus Elitis, Nobel prize winning poet, born in Heraklion, Crete

Deaths

• 1960: Dimitris Mitropoulos, music composer