Phantis:Selected anniversaries/December 31
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- 1822: Omer Vrioni and Kutahye ended the first siege of Mesolonghi
- 1836: Gymnastics were introduced to Greek schools
- 1945: Athens Archbishop Damaskinos became the Regent for King George II who had not yet returned to Greece.
- 1989: Private television station ANT1 ("Ant-ena") broadcast for the first time.
- 2005: The Greek Section of the BBC World Service ceased broadcasting after 66 years on air.
- Births: Yiannis Dalianidis, film director (1923), Kostas Voutsas, actor (1931), Petros Filippidis, actor (1963).
Recent days: December 30 - December 29