1929
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Events
January
- January 2: Under its 1/1929 circular, SEGAS invites all Balkan federations to participate in the organization of the Balkan Track & Field Meeting. Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will respond positively.
- January 20: Aspasia Karatza wins the title of Miss Star Hellas in the first Greek beauty pageant.
March
April
- April 7: The National Football Team of Greece play their first international game against Italy's B' Team. They lose 1-4 (60' Alvertos Namias).
June
- June 27: The Agrarian Bank of Greece is founded.
August
- August 4: Ergotelis FC play their first match: a 4-0 victory over Leon at Handax Stadium in Heraklio, Crete.
- August 18: Ergotelis play their first derby against OFI Crete. The match never finishes as fans go on the rampage half an hour after kick-off.
October
- October 8: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
- October 26: : Eleftherios Venizelos inaugurates the Marathon dam, which later helps form Lake Marathon
December
- December 9: Pavlos Kountouriotis resigns from the office of President of Greece for health reasons.
Births
March
- March 29: Voula Palla, singer.
April
- April 6: Christos Sartzetakis, former President of Greece
- April 9: Vasilis Syllis, athlete (400m)
June
- June 4: Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic
July
- July 31: Georgios Roubanis, athlete
December
- December 9: John Cassavetes, Greek-American actor
- December 27: Achilleas Karamanlis, politician
Unknown
- Thanasis Bebis, footballer
- Stathis Mantalozis, footballer
- Voula Palla, singer
Deaths
June
- June 20: Emmanuel Benakis, industrialist, politician, national benefactor
September
Unknown
- Yiannis Psycharis, writer