April 3
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Events
- 1883: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Chios. 3,600 persons are killed.
- 1949: Israel and Jordan agree to a cessation of hostilities on the island of Rhodes.
- 1949: Mitsos Partsalidis replaces Nikolaos Zachariadis as head of the "Provisional Democratic Government".
- 1997: The Greek Consulate in Argyrokastro is attacked by armed men.
Sports
- 1993: Panathinaikos defeat Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the Champions' League semi-finals.
- 1997: Aris defeat Tofas Bursa 88-70 to lift the Corac Cup.
Births
- 1770: Theodoros Kolokotronis, general during the Greek Revolution
- 1912: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician
- 1926: Alex Grammas, Greek-American baseball player and coach
- 1990: Sotiris Ninis, footballer
Deaths
- 1939: Spyros Mercouris, mayor of Athens and grandfather of Melina Mercouri.
- 1962: Manolis Kalomiris, music composer
- 1996: Georgios Charidimos, Shadow theatre (Karagiozis) artist.