June 25
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Events
- 1893: The Corinthian Canal is inaugurated.
- 1943: 200,000 Greeks take to the streets in a general strike against the German occupation authorities.
- 2004: The Greek National Football Team advances to the Euro 2004 semi final game after beating France 1-0.
Sports
- 1912: Konstantinos Tsiklitiras wins gold, in the standing broad jump, in the 1912 Olympiad.
- 1936: The National Basketball Team of Greece plays its first game losing 49-12 against Turkey in Istanbul.
Births
- 1961: Antonis Mitzelos, guitarist, songwriter for Termites
- 1963: George Michael Greek-British singer
Deaths
- 1978: Giorgos Katsibalis, writer.