December 27
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Events
- 537: Hagia Sophia is rededicated in Constantinople by Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Such was the splendour of the new church that the emperor exclaimed: "I have bested you, Solomon!"
- 1944: PM Georgios Papandreou resigns in the midst of the post-World War II December crisis "Δεκεμβριανά". Winston Churchill leaves Athens for London.
Births
- 1947: Thanasis Polykandriotis, composer of Laika music¨
- 1950: Haris Alexiou, singer