October 13
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Events
- 1866: Cretans, under Col. P. Koroneos, defeat the Turkish army at Agios Myron, Heraklion.
- 1904: Pavlos Melas is killed during the Macedonian Struggle in Statista.
- 1995: Greece lifts the embargo imposed against FYROM.
- 1996: Cypriot Petros Kakkoulis is shot dead by Turkish occupation troops as he was gathering snails near Achna.
Sports
- 1935: Panagiotis Chlentzos breaks the Greek record in the pole vault with 4.015m. His record stood until 1950.
- 1968: Olympiakos play against AEK in a game where all the proceeds were given for the benefit of cancer-stricken Olympiakos striker Aristides Papazoglou.
Births
- 1934: Nana Mouskouri, singer
- 1971: Pyrros Dimas, weightlifter
Deaths
- 1904: Pavlos Melas, during the Macedonian Struggle
- 2010: Kostas Kafasis, singer, actor