August 10
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Events
- 1913: The Treaty of Bucharest is concluded ending the Second Balkan War.
- 1920: The Treaty of Sevres is signed creating the "Greece of two continents and five seas".
- 1933: Striking lignite mine workers in Aliveri clash with the police. Six persons are wounded.
- 1987: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November kill 11 US soldiers in a bus at Kavouri. The explosive device used was detonated by remote control.
Sports
- 1998: 31 year-old trainer Giorgos Loukanidis, son of the legendary Panathinaikos and Doxa Drama striker/midfielder, Takis Loukanidis, dies in a car accident.
- 1956: Phaedon Mattheou scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the national basketball team. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career.