January 3
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Events
- 1914: The Great Powers recognise Greek sovereignty over the newly-liberated Aegean islands except for Imvros and Tenedos which are to remain under Turkish rule.
- 1945: General Nikolaos Plastiras forms a government in the midst of the post-World War II crisis. His greatest achievement will be the Varkiza Agreement.
- 1980: The 5-day work week is established for the public sector in Greece.
Births
- 1976: Angelos Basinas, Panathinaikos footballer.
Deaths
- 1832: Dimitrios Ypsilantis, revolutionary.
- 1911: Alexandros Papadiamantis, writer.
- 1951: Georgios Drosinis, writer, poet.