1826: Georgios Sachtouris and Konstantinos Kanaris defeat the Turkish fleet near Samos island.
1974: President and Archbishop of Cyprus, Makarios III flees with an English aircraft. He arrives in London through Malta.
2007: Greek politician Konstantinos Dimopoulos dies.
2014: Terrorist Nikos Maziotis is injured and arrested by the Hellenic Police. Two police officers and two tourists are injured in the crossfire.