April 18
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Events
- 1901: Advocates of Enosis (union with Greece) triumph in the Cretan elections.
- 1941: Days before Greece capitulates to the Germans, PM Alexandros Korizis commits suicide.
- 1956: Maria Desylla becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city (Kerkyra).
- 1991: Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas dies as a result of a stroke he suffered during the Koskotas trial.
- 1996: Fanatic Islamists murder 18 Grek tourists in Cairo, Egypt.
Sports
Births
- 1917: Queen Frederika of Greece.
Deaths
- 1941: Alexandros Korizis, Greek Prime Minister.