1937

Events

February

• February 2: Marika Kotopouli opens her new theatre in Athens city centre.

March

• March 4: Social Security (IKA) is established in Greece.

April

• April 2: May 1 is established as a workers' holiday in Greece.

June

• June 12: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 110m hurdles: 14.8

September

• September 28: The engagement of Crown Prince Paul and Princess Frederika is officially announced.

Births

February

• February 1: Antonis Christeas, basketball player.

March

• March 1: Kostas Vallianos, footballer
• March 23: Stamatis Kokotas, singer

June

• June 21: Maro Kontou, actress
• June 28: Giorgos Zaimis, olympic sailor, gold medalist

September

• September 25: Takis Loukanidis, footballer

October

• October 12: Martha Vourtsi, actress
• October 14: Kostas Sfikas, athlete (triple jump)
• October 22: Manos Loizos, music composer, born at Alexandria, Egypt

Unknown

• Antonis Tritsis, Mayor of Athens
• Leandros Symeonidis, footballer

Deaths

January

• January 28: Anastasios Metaxas, architect, Olympic athlete.

September

• September 2: Thomas Thomopoulos, sculptor

November

• November 29: Pavlos Nirvanas, poet, theatric writer and critic

Unknown

• Metropolitan Nikodimos Milonas, Cypriot cleric, leader of the 1931 uprising against the British.