April 13

Events

1924: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic.
1936: PM Konstantinos Demertzis dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas.
1949: The Polk trial starts in Thessaloniki, Greece. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the Greek Civil War.
1970: Composer and left-wing politician, Mikis Theodorakis, is allowed by the Junta to leave Greece.
1992: Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dismisses Antonis Samaras and takes his place as Foreign Minister.
1996: Long distance runner, Yiannis Kouros runs 293.7 km in 24 hours.
2003: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of Tempe. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident.