Phantis:Selected anniversaries/November 19
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- 1952: Alexandros Papagos was sworn in as Prime Minister after winning the elections with his Greek Rally political party.
- 1958: After refusing to surrender, EOKA fighter Kyriakos Matsis was killed in Kato Dikomo, Cyprus by the British.
- 1958: The first game on grass in Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was played between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. Olympiakos won 1-0 on a goal by Elias Yfantis.
- 1999: US President, Bill Clinton, visited Greece.
- Births: Panos Kokkinopoulos, movie director (1949)
- Deaths: Christina Onassis, daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis (1988)
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