On This Day
1920: The Greeks defeated Turkish forces at Alashehir during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
1925: Officers loyal to Theodoros Pangalos staged a coup. For the next two years, Pangalos ruled Greece by decree.
1949: Prime Minister Themistoklis Sofoulis died in office. He was succeeded by Alexandros Diomedes.
Births: Nora Valsami (1945), actress
Deaths: Andreas Miaoulis (1835), Greek revolutionary; Themistoklis Sofoulis (1949), archaeologist, politician and Prime Minister
Ifigeneia Giannopoulou (1964 – June 24, 2004) was a Greek songwriter. She also wrote books for children. Giannopoulou worked with great names of Greek music. She died suddenly as a result of suspected allergic reaction.