August 3
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Events
- 435: Byzantine emperor Theodosius II issues edict sending Patriarch Nestorius into exile in Egypt over his heretical beliefs.
- 1947: Maria Callas makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
- 1953: Nikos Ploumbidis is sentenced to death for espionage.
- 1984: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near Elliniko Air Base.
- 1989: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die.
Births
- 1973: Nikos Dabizas, footballer
Deaths
- 1973: Elias Venezis, writer
- 1977: Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus