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==Events==
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*[[1892]]: [[King George I]] dismisses [[Theodoros Deligiannis]] eventhough the latter commands the majority of seats in the [[Hellenic Parliament]].
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*[[1944]]: Greek resistance movements [[EDES]], [[EAM]] and [[EKKA]] sign a cooperation pact at Plaka, [[Epirus]].
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*[[1956]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]].
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===Sports===
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*[[1952]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]], thanks to a [[Giorgos Darivas]] hat trick, defeat Turkey 3-1 at [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]].
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*[[1992]]: [[Olympiakos]] win second place in European volleyball after losing 3-0 sets to Messaggero Ravenna. The final game was played at the [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]] before 20,000 spectators - a European record.
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*[[1992]]: [[Nikos Galis]] breaks [[Vasilis Goumas]]' all-time record of 11,030 points in the encounter between [[Aris BC|Aris]] and [[Pangrati BC]].
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*[[2004]]: [[Aris BC|Aris]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 73-70 to win the Greek basketball Cup for a record eighth time. The match lasted four hours as the referees demanded that all fans leave the stadium ten minutes from time.
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==Births==
 
==Births==
 
*[[1940]]: His All-Holiness, [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]].
 
*[[1940]]: His All-Holiness, [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]].
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*[[1980]]: [[Michalis Mouroutsos]], Tae Kwon Do athlete.
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==Deaths==
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*[[2012]]: [[Vassilis Tsivilikas]], actor, comedian
  
 
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