October 25

Events

• 1822: The first siege of Messolonghi commences.
• 1880: Alexandros Koumoundouros forms a government.
• 1920: King Alexander of Greece succumbs to his wounds of September 30.
• 1922: An order is issued for a special military court to convene and pass judgement against those deemed responsible for the Asia Minor disaster.
• 1931: Emmanouil Tsouderos is appointed director of the Bank of Greece.
• 1959: The Greek Football A Division championship league is officially born. In its first match, played at 10:00 am, Proodeftiki defeat Apollon Kalamaria 1-0.
• 1997: Patra is ravaged by torrential rains and floods.

Births

• 1947: Thanasis Gaifilias, musician
• 1952: Yiannis Kyrastas, football player and coach

Deaths

• 1920: King Alexander of Greece.
• 1980: Nasos Botsis, owner and publisher of Apogevmatini and Acropolis newspapers
• 1984: Iakovos III, former Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
• 2011: Leonidas Andrianopoulos, footballer.
• 2012: Dimitris Beis, mayor of Athens.