March 13
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Events
- 1941: Italian attacks against the Greek positions in Albania end in defeat. The Italian sustain more than 100,000 casualties.
- 1964: Turkey issues an ultimatum to the Cypriot government that unless all Turkish Cypriot prisoners of the civil conflict were released and freedom of movement was restored, they would invade the island in 36 hours.
- 1991: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November detonate a remote-controlled bomb that kills US Sgt. Ronald Stewart in Glyfada.
- 1995: An earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, strikes the Kozani - Grevena area.
- 1996: Constantine Mitsotakis asks Parliament to free the Junta members that are still imprisoned.
Sports
- 1987: The Cup-Winners Cup Final is held at OAKA Stadium in Athens with Ajax lifting the trophy with a 1-0 victory over Lokomotiv Leipzig.
- 1989: Thomas Mavros of AEK scores from the penalty spot against Apollon Kalamaria to become the all-time top scorer in the history of the Alpha Ethniki.
- 1994: Kostas Koukodimos breaks the Greek record for the broad jump with a 8.09m performance.