June 26

Events

363: Emperor Julian the Apostate is slain during the battle of Ctesiphon. His last words allegedly were: "Thou hast defeated me, Nazarene!"
404: Arsacius of Tarsus replaces John Chrysostom as Patriach of Constantinople.
1768: Nearly 500 Greeks arrive in Florida to colonise New Smyrna.
1836: Ioannis Zaimis is appointed first Mayor of Patra by King Otto.
1926: A major earthquake (7.6 on the Richter scale) destroys much of Rhodes.
1932: Large scale protests take place in Athens and Piraeus over electric power rate changes.
1996: Thousands attend the funeral of former PM Andreas Papandreou in Athens.

1932: ASI Lysi FC was founded in Cyprus
1977: Stelios Agloupas becomes the first Greek discus thrower to break the 60m barrier (60.08m).
1989: In Zagreb, Greece lose the final of Eurobasket 1989 to Yugoslavia 98-77.