July 14

Today is Bastille Day, the National holiday of France

Andreas Papandreou weds Demetra Liani

Rocket attack on Greek Finance minister in 1992

Events

• 1913: Komotini is liberated by Greek forces during the Second Balkan War. The Treaty of Bucharest will return it to Bulgarian control.
• 1925: Basil III is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
• 1973: Archbishop Makarios III defrocks the three Cypriot Metropolitans who had earlier called for his resignation from the Presidency of the island-republic.
• 1989: PM Andreas Papandreou weds stewardess Dimitra Liani.
• 1992: The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November attempt to assassinate Finance Minister Yiannis Paleokrassas but kill 22-year old Thanos Axarlian instead.
• 2013: The Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) is merged into a single political party. Alexis Tsipras is elected its leader with 74% of the vote.

Sports

• 2007: Kostas Douvalidis sets a new Greek record in the 110m hurdles with 13.49.

Births

• 1906: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman

Deaths

• 1968: Ilias Tsirimokos, left-wing politician who was briefly Prime Minister.