December 1

Events

1818: Theodoros Kolokotronis joins the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria).
1834: The capital of Greece moves to Athens from Nafplion
1893: Charilaos Trikoupis declares bankruptcy for Greece and is credited with the quote "Δυστυχώς επτωχεύσαμεν" ("Unfortunately, we have bankrupted!") that he uttered while attending a parliamentary session.
1913: Crete officially becomes part of Greece. King Constantine I and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos preside on an official ceremony of the raising of the Greek flag at Firkas Bastion.
2005: Greek public opinion was rocked by an unprecedented crime for Greek police, committed on the island of Salamina. The culprits were three brothers, aged 7, 8 and 14, and the victim was a 78-year-old woman, whom they strangled in order to rob.