Events
1909 : The Ottoman government demands that Greece condemn the Cretan revolt. The Greek government replies that its position on the matter has been "exemplary".
1917 : The city centre of Thessaloniki is destroyed by a fire.
1929 : Spyros Mercouris is elected Mayor of Athens .
1949 : Yugoslavia decides to return some 11,300 children that were forcibly expatriated from Greece during the Greek Civil War .
1973 - Three people were killed and 55 wounded after two Arab gunmen opened fire and threw grenades into a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
Sports
1962 : Vasilis Syllis breaks the Greek record for the 400m with a 47.70 performance. The record will stand for 8 years.
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Deaths