May 26

Events

• 1916: German and Bulgarian forces invade eastern Macedonia and come under fire from Greek border guards at Fort Roupel.
• 1928: A moving picture is shown for the first time in Athens.

Sports

• 1980: Kastoria win the Greek Soccer Cup after beating Iraklis 5-2 in Nea Philadelphia Stadium (Tsironis 3, Simaioforidis and Dintsikos)
• 2004: Akis Zikos becomes the first Greek to play in a Champions' League final. His club, AS Monaco, lose 3-0 to Porto.

Births

• 1918: Anton Christoforidis, boxer.
• 1948: Pamboulis, Cypriot footballer.
• 1972: Panagiotis Engomitis, Cypriot footballer.
• 1977: Nikos Hatzivrettas, basketball player.
• 1977: Chrysis Michael, Cypriot footballer.
• 1987: Diogo, footballer.

Deaths

• 1978: Kyveli, stage actress.
• 1982: James Paris, Greek-American film producer.
• 2018: Antonis Dermatis, footballer