June 16
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Events
- 1945: Aris Velouchiotis blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former EAM leader had been denounced by the Greek Communist Party and was wanted by both royalists and communists.
- 1955: Stylianos Lenas and Markos Drakos unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Cyprus governor Robert Armitage.
Births
- 1952: PASOK leader Giorgos Papandreou
- 1973: Nikos Machlas, football player, Europe's top scorer in 1997-98 season.
