October 3
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Events
- 1915: Greek PM Alexandros Zaimis rejects the British proposal to enter World War I for Cyprus as a reward.
- 1943: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in Epirus.
- 1944: German troops retreating from Peloponnesus blow up the bridge over the Isthmus of Corinth.
- 1955: Sir John Harding is made military governor of Cyprus.
- 1966: The Grigoris Lambrakis trial commences.
Births
- 1970: Nikos Kostenoglou, footballer
Deaths
- 2001: Kostas Hadjichristos, actor.
Namesday
- Dionysius the Areopagite, patron saint of Athens.