October 3

Events

• 1878: The Treaty of Halepa is signed between the Ottoman Empire and Cretan rebels granting Crete partial autonomy.
• 1912: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria. The First Balkan War begins.
• 1915: Greek PM Alexandros Zaimis rejects the British proposal to enter World War I for Cyprus as a reward.
• 1931: Turkish PM Ismet Inonu visits Athens.
• 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.

Sports

• 2007: Olympiakos achieve their first away win in the Champions League: A 3-1 triumph over Werder Bremen.

Births

• 1970: Nikos Kostenoglou, footballer

Deaths

• 2001: Kostas Hadjichristos, actor.

Namesday

• Dionysius the Areopagite, patron saint of Athens.