December 18
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Events
- 1943: German occupation forces execute 133 persons at Drakia, Thessaly.
- 1956: Evagoras Pallikaridis is arrested in Cyprus by the British.
- 1974: Michail Stasinopoulos is appointed president of Greece after the resignation of Gen. Phaedon Gizikis.
Sports
- 1974: Greece break a 40 year-old tradition by defeating Bulgaria 2-1 at Karaiskaki Stadium (Sarafis, Antoniadis)
Births
- 1911: Eleni Vlachos, newspaper publisher
- 1914: Frantisek Fadrhonc, football coach
Deaths
- 1879: Loukas Rallis, Mayor of Piraeus
- 1917: Vasilis Michailidis, Cypriot poet