Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 12
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- 1827: Asimo Lidoriki-Goura, widow of Yiannis Gouras and commander of the Acropolis defence, was killed when a Turkish bomb brought down the roof of the Erechtheum.
- 1931: Tobacco factory workers protested in Piraeus because women were hired at their factory.
- 1940: The Metaxas government considered a "statement of repent" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
- 1970: A Greek military airplane crashed on Mount Cithaeron. 23 dead.
- Births: Spiros Loues, 1896 Olympic Marathon winner (1872), Jenny Karezi, actress (1936)
- Deaths: Ioannis Varvakis, National Benefactor (1825)
Recent days: January 11 - January 10