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"
- 1976: The Democratic Party of Cyprus (DI.KO.) is founded in Cyprus by Spiros Kyprianou.
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.
- 1999: For the first time in Greek basketball history a team (Aris) loses a game because two of its players (Angelidis, Muursep) fail to pass the anti-doping control.
- 2001: PAOK win their first title in 16 years after defeating Olympiakos 4-2 in the Greek Cup final at Nea Philadelphia Stadium.
- 2007: Rivaldo quits Olympiakos after negotiations for a contract extension break down.
Births
- 1939: Miltiades Ewert, politician, Mayor of Athens
- 1963: Panagiotis Fasoulas, basketball player, Mayor of Piraeus
Deaths
- 1992: Nikos Gatsos, poet