May 12
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Events
- 1821: The Battle of Valtetsi is fought during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1947: The concentration camp at Makronisos is prepared for the incarceration of "suspicious persons"
Sports
- 1965: AEK draw 5-time European Champions Real Madrid 3-3 in a friendly before 29,000 fans. Mimis Papaioannou (2) and Kostas Papageorgiou score for the Greek side.
Deaths
- 1992: Nikos Gatsos, poet