December 21
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Events
- 1827: The decree by which Ioannis Kapodistrias establishes a Military Academy in Nafplion is published.
- 1952: Eleni Skoura is appointed by the Greek Rally party of Alexandros Papagos to stand in the January 1953 elections. She will become the first woman MP in Greek history.
- 1959: The expedition of a permanent Greek force in Cyprus is decided. This force would come to be known as EL.DY.K.
- 1963: The Cyprus crisis of 1963-1964 begins with a firefight in Nicosia that leaves one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead.
Sports
- 1969: OFI - PAOK 3-1 for the Greek soccer league. All 4 goals are scored with headers
- 1982: Nikos Nioplias makes his debut with OFI in a match against Apollon Athens
Births
- 1818: Queen Amalia of Greece
- 1949: Nikolaos Sifounakis, politician
- 1976: Mirela Manjani, athlete (javelin thrower)
Deaths
- 2005: Takis Binis, rebetiko singer