March 1
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Events
- 1923: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
- 1959: After three years of exile, Archbishop Makarios III returns to Cyprus to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
Births
- 1842: Nikolaos Gyzis, painter
- 1896: Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- 1961: Savvas Kofidis, football player and coach.