May 19
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Today is the day of commemoration of the Pontus massacre in Greece.
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Events
- 1919: The second phase of the Pontian genocide begins as Mustafa Kemal Pasha lands in Samsun.
- 1991: Cyprus holds its seventh parliamentary elections.
Sports
- 1996: Olympiakos humble Panathinaikos 73-38 and are crowned basketball champions of Greece. The point differential was the largest recorded in basketball playoff history.
- 2008: Sotiris Ninis becomes the youngest player to score a goal for the National Football Team in a 2-0 win over Cyprus
Births
- 1932: Charalambos Mouskos, EOKA fighter.
Deaths
- 1989: Yiannis Papaioannou, composer, music teacher.
