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1912: The "Free State" of Icaria is proclaimed.
1918: Greek-American George Dilboy knocks out three German machine gun nests, continues fighting despite the loss of a leg and finally is killed in the attack on Belleau Woods in World War I. His heroism earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor.
1922: The Greek government declares Asia Minor independent, after truce signing negotations with Turkey fail.
1929: Themistocles Sofoulis become leader of the Liberal Party.

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 ===Sports===
 *[[1994]]: [[Pezoporikos FC|Pezoporikos]] and [[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA]] merge in [[Larnaca]] to form [[AEK Larnaca FC]].
-*[[2009]]: [[Savvas Siatravanis]] becomes the youngest Greek footballer to play in a European competition. He was inserted as a late substitute in the Europe League match between KR Rejkjavik and [[AE Larisa FC]].
 ==Births==