April 15

Today is tax day for those who live in the United States.

Events

• 412 BC: Athens and Sparta agree to a truce during the Peloponnesian War. This, so-called "Peace of Nicias" will only last six years.
• 1827: Richard Church is made commander of the Greek revolutionary forces.
• 1850: The Pacifico incident ends after the intervention of France and Russia.
• 1939: Archaeological digs bring to light a palace in ancient Pylos, possibly that of Trojan War hero King Nestor.
• 1951: Conservatives win the mayoral elections in Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus.

Sports

• 1987: Greek-American baseball executive, Al Campanis, is forced to resign as his remarks that blacks don't make great swimmers is taken to be racist.
• 1993: Businessman Socrates Kokkalis takes over as President of Olympiakos.

Births

• 1856: Jean Moreas, French-Greek poet.

Deaths

• 1896: Georgios Vizyinos, poet/writer.