January 29
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Events
- 1983: Greece reforms family law giving women equal rights.
Sports
- 2000: Marina Varsamidou smashes Christina Panagou's 13 year old 400m indoors record with 53.54
- 2006: Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis plays against Roger Federer in the mens' final of the Australian Open. Baghdatis takes the first set but eventually loses 3-1 sets.
Births
- 1945: Aleka Kanellidou, singer
- 1985: Athina Roussel Onassis, heiress to the Aristotle Onassis fortune.
Deaths
- 1941: Ioannis Metaxas, Greek PM during World War II.