1824
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Events
January
- January 6: Petrobey Mavromichalis is removed from his position of President of the executive committee of the Greek Revolution. He is replaced by Georgios Kountouriotis.
- January 16: Petrobey Mavromichalis forms a rival government to that of Georgios Kountouriotis in Tripolis.
April
- April 5: The supporters of Georgios Kountouriotis take Tripolis from the supporters of Petrobey Mavromichalis.
May
- May 2: Lord Byron's remains are transferred to Zakynthos for burial.
June
- June 7: The destruction of Kassos takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- June 7: The supporters of Georgios Kountouriotis take Nafplion from the supporters of Petrobey Mavromichalis.
- June 12: The executive committee of the Greek Revolution enters Nafplion ending the civil conflict among the rival Greek revolutionary groups.
- June 21: During the Greek War of Independence, the Egyptians capture and destroy the island of Psara.
July
- July 2: The executive committee of the Greek Revolution grants amnesty to all supporters of Petrobey Mavromichalis.
- July 9: During the Greek War of Independence, Chrysanthus becomes Ecumenical Patriarch.
November
- November 1: The Greek fleet, under Andreas Miaoulis, defeats the fleet of Ibrahim Pasha off the coast of Heraklion, Crete.
December
- December 30: Theodoros Kolokotronis surrenders to the revolutionary government.
Deaths
January
- January 14: Athanasios Kanakaris, political figure of the War of Independence.
April
- April 19: Lord Byron, poet, philhellene