Facts

1822: The 1st National Assembly of Epidaurus establishes the blue and white as the official symbol of the revolutionary Greek race.

1898: Emile Zola publishes in the newspaper “L’Aurore” an open letter to the president of France, under the title “I accuse”, about the Dreyfus Affair.

1930:Mickey Mouse makes his maiden appearance in a comic strip.

1980: During the conference of the Greens in Karlsruhe, West Germany, it is decided to create a federal party with the title “The Greens” (“Die Grünen”).

1991: The football match between AEK and Olympiakos is interrupted by the referee Zakestidis in the 85th minute and while the red and whites are leading 2-1, as the atmosphere has become unbearable due to the throwing of tear gas by the police. Outside the stadium, the young fan of Olympiakos Panagiotou is killed by a flare. The match will be repeated a month later in Rhodes and AEK will win 1-0.

1992: Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sex slavery during World War II.

Births

1859: Kostis Palamas, Greek poet. (D. 27/2/1943)

1981: Yannis Charoulis, Greek songwriter.

Deaths

1941: James Joyce, Irish writer. (“Odysseus”) (Born 2/2/1882)

1993: Nikos Gavriel Pentzikis, Greek painter and writer. (Born 17/10/1908)

2018: Tzimis Panoussis, Greek satirical artist. (Born 12/2/1954)