March 17
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Events
- 1932: The National Theatre opens. Its first production is "Agamemnon" by Aeschylus.
- 1984: Christina Onassis weds Thierry Roussel.
- 1988: Sports fans in Larisa block the National Motorway protesting their local team's loss of four points in a doping scandal. The PASOK government will intervene and restore the four points to AE Larisa FC.
Births
- 1920: Tonis Maroudas, Elafro singer.
- 1944: Juan Ramon Veron, former Panathinaikos footballer.
- 1952: Nikos Xydakis, composer.
Deaths
- 1988: Nikolas Asimos, song writer (suicide)