July 21
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Events
- 1965: Student Sotiris Petroulas is killed during a pro-Papandreou protest in Athens.
- 1974: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near St. Hilarion Castle during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. His club, Iraklis Thessaloniki will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour.
- 1975: Athens daily "Eleftherotypia" begins publication.
Births
- 1939: John Negroponte, Greek-American career diplomat
- 1948: Cat Stevens, Greek-British singer
- 1971: Erik Mykland, one-time Panathinaikos footballer