March 6
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Events
- 1821: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut River with Olympios Georgakis and others and starts the Greek Revolution in Romania.
- 1964: Constantine II becomes King of Greece upon the death of his father King Paul.
- 2005: The Spercheios River floods causing extensive property damage in the Phthiotis prefecture of Greece.
Births
- 1977: Giorgos Karagounis, footballer.
Deaths
- 1964: King Paul of Greece
- 1994: Melina Mercouri, Actress, singer and political activist.
- 2000: John Colicos, Greek-Canadian actor.