Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July 31

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July 31

  • 1913: Bulgaria signs an armistice ending hostilities in the Second Balkan War.
  • 1920: Ion Dragoumis is shot dead by policemen in Athens. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the Venizelos murder attempt of the previous day.
  • 1960: Panathinaikos win the first greek league title after beating AEK 2-1
  • 1969: The Greek state starts to issue pensions for distinguished retired writers and actors.
  • 1980: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in Pangrati, Athens.
  • 1992: Weightlifter Pyrros Dimas wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
  • 1993: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of Icaria.

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