June 17

Events

1771: Cretan revolutionary, Daskaloyiannis, is skinned alive by the Turks in Heraklio.
1944: German occupation troops destroy Ypati, Phthiotis prefecture after executing 28 inhabitants.
1946: The Greek Parliament controversially votes into law the Emergency Measures Act which allows the death penalty for those that "work against public order and the territorial integrity of the state"
2009: 41-year old police officer, Nektarios Savvas, is shot dead in the Patisia section of Athens, while guarding a witness in the case against the Revolutionary People's Struggle.

1964: Fans vandalise and burn Leoforos Alexandras Stadium after a very suspicious 1-1 Greek Cup semifinal draw between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. The players of the two teams escape disguised as policemen, bus drivers, etc.
1980: Greece draw W. Germany 0-0 in the finals of Euro 1980.
2003: AEK's forward Demis Nikolaidis marries singer Despina Vandi.