January 1
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Events
- 1068: Widowed Byzantine Empress Eudocia marries Romanus who becomes Emperor.
- 1822: During the Greek War of Independence, the First National Council meets and decides upon a constitution. The colours of the Greek flag are to be blue and white.
- 1981: Greece officially becomes the 10th member of the European Union.
- 2002: The euro replaces the drachma as the currency of Greece.
Births
- 1893: Mordechai Frizis, World War II military hero.
- 1912: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet