June 24

Events

• 1920: The Greeks defeat Turkish forces at Alashehir during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
• 1912: Four people die during a heatwave in Athens.
• 1925: Officers loyal to Theodoros Pangalos stage a coup. For the next two years, Pangalos will rule Greece by decree.
• 1928: Aris defeat Ethnikos Piraeus 3-1 to clinch the first football championship in Greek history.
• 1949: Prime Minister Themistoklis Sofoulis dies in office. He is succeeded by Alexandros Diomedes.

Births

• 1869: Prince George of Greece, High Commissioner of Crete
• 1945: Nora Valsami, actress
• 1978: Pantelis Kafes, footballer

Deaths

• 1835: Andreas Miaoulis, Greek revolutionary.
• 1949: Themistoklis Sofoulis, archaeologist, politician and Prime Minister