June 19
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Events
- 325: The First Council of Nicaea concludes with a strong condemnation of Arianism.
- 1821: The Battle of Dragasani takes place.
- 1821: Patriarch Gregory V is buried in Odessa.
- 1913: During the Second Balkan War, the Greek army engages the Bulgarians and the Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas commences.
- 1957: Makarios III presents to the world a list of well-documented, specific cases of torture that have taken place in Cyprus during Sir John Harding's administration.
Sports
- 1999: The Greek national team (Vasilis Segos, Alexios Alexopoulos, Giorgos Panagiotopoulos and Christoforos Choidis) break the Greek record for the 4x100m relay with 38.61.
Births
- 1970: Antonis Remos, singer
Deaths
- 1806: Evgenios Voulgaris, clergyman, writer.
- 1865: Evangelos Zappas, national benefactor.
- 1951: Angelos Sikelianos, poet
