December 14

Events

• 1822: The Holy Alliance denounces the Greek Revolution, considering it audacious and clumsy.
• 1943: Elias Venezis' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published.
• 1955: The foundations for the Aspropyrgos Refinery are set.
• 1959: US President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Athens.
• 1976: The terrorist group 17 November assassinates Evangelos Mallios, a police officer who had been discharged after torturing prisoners during the Junta.
• 2000: Dimitris Avramopoulos, mayor of Athens, announces the forming of the Movement of Free Citizens (Greek: Κίνημα Ελευθέρων Πολιτών, ΚΕΠ), also known by its acronym KEP.

Births

• 1775: Thomas Cochrane, Admiral during the Greek War of Independence
• 1883: Manolis Kalomiris, music composer.
• 1927: Karolos Fix, industrialist.
• 1901: King Paul of Greece.
• 1911: Georgios Ivanof, athlete, resistance fighter.
• 1943: Zoe Laskari, actress.
• 1953: Evangelos Meimarakis, politician.
• 1955: Yianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki, 2004 Olympic Games organiser.

Deaths

• 1987: Nikos Stavridis, actor