1668: Methodius III of Constantinople is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
1822: Ilias Mavromichalis assumes the leadership of the Revolution in Euboea for the liberation of Karystos.
1878: Greek chieftain, Stylianos Galeros is born.
1929: A major fire in the center of Piraeus destroys hundreds of businesses.
1959: After leaving the People’s Party, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos enters the government of Konstantinos Karamanlis as vice-president.