January 10

Event

976: Basil II becomes emperor at age 18. History will come to know him as the "Bulgar-slayer".
1927: Clashes break out in Athens between followers of the Julian calendar and followers of the Gregorian calendar.
1941: The Greek First Division liberates Kleisoura.
1957: EOKA fighter Fotis Pittas is arrested by the British.
1983: Greece devalues the drachma by 15.5%
1989: Public Prosecutor, Constantine Androulidakis, is attacked and wounded in the legs but dies a month later. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.