June 30

Events

• 1913: The first massacre at Doxato takes place during the Second Balkan War, as Bulgarian troops kill 650 inhabitants of this Drama prefecture town before burning it to the ground. A second massacre would take place in the same town during World War II (see September 29).
• 1919: The Greek Army evacuates Aydini.
• 1930: The Law School of the University of Thessaloniki is established.
• 1955: EOKA fighter, Markos Drakos, is arrested by the British. He will escape three months later.
• 1972: The Military Government of Greece passes a "quickie divorce" law. Dictator George Papadopoulos will avail himself of his own law to divorce his first wife.
• 1984: Thessaloniki is twinned with Lemesos, Cyprus.
• 1993: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.

Sports

• 1961: Pele scores twice as World champions FC Santos defeat Panathinaikos 3-2

Deaths

• 1996: Lakis Petropoulos, football player and coach.