June 14

Events

1821: The Greek War of Independence breaks out in Crete with an attack against Turkish positions near Loulo, Chania.
1873: Heinrich Schliemann discovers gold artifacts in the ancient site of Troy.
1916: Venizelos' followers organized a military movement in Thessaloniki, called the "Provisional Government of National Defence". There they founded a new state including Northern Greece and Aegean Islands.
1942: 50 Greeks are executed by German occupation troops in Heraklion, Crete.
1948: Operation Coronis is put into effect during the Greek Civil War by the national forces. Its aim is to drive out the Communists from the northern Pindus mountains.
1964: General Georgios Grivas returns to Cyprus during the 1963-1964 crisis.
1985: A TWA Boeing 727 is hijacked by Shiite extremists as it leaves Ellinikon International Airport. Among the hostages is singer Demis Roussos.

1980: Greece lose to Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the finals of Euro 1980.
1987: Greece defeat the USSR 103-101 to win the Eurobasket 1987. Nikos Galis leads the team in scoring with 40 points.