1841: Edgar Allan Poe’s book “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, considered the first detective novel in the history of literature, is released.

1914: THE Ludlow Massacre. The Colorado State National Guard opens fire on striking miners in the town of Ludlow, killing 16 people, including Greek-born trade unionist Louis Tikas.

1920: Opening ceremony of the 7th Antwerp Olympic Games. 2,479 athletes and 64 athletes from 29 countries are taking part. For the first time, the flag with the five Olympic circles appears and the Olympic anthem is recited by the Belgian fencer Vitor Bouan.

1941: The capitulation protocol of the Greek army is signed in Votonosi Metsovou between Major General Tsolakoglou, commander of the TSDM (Army Sector of Western Macedonia) and Brigadier General Dietrich of the German invasion forces.

1977: Participating in the UEFA Cup final remains a dream for AEK, as Juventus wins 1-0 in New Philadelphia (85′ Betega, from Cauzio’s cross) and gets the “ticket”. The referee of the match is the Hungarian Karoli Palotai.

1989: Andreas Papandreou, during a rally in Peristeri, exclaims the famous “Tsovola, give it all”.

It was April 20, 1989 when the president of PASOK, in the midst of cheers for the then finance minister who was very popular, said the infamous phrase “Tsovola dos’ ta all”. PASOK had already been in government for eight years and the Koskotas scandal cast a heavy shadow over the pre-election period.

Tsovolas remained firmly in the Ministry of Finance during the first eight years of the government of Andreas Papandreou, as deputy minister (1981-1984), deputy minister (1984-1985) and minister in the period 1985-1989. He was the most popular finance minister of the post-revolutionary period and to this day his name is surrounded by nostalgia because of the pro-popular policies he implemented. Tsovolas was able to implement a policy of benefits only after 1987, when the Minister of National Economy Kostas Simitis, who had implemented the stabilizing austerity program since 1985, was removed from the government.

In 1988, Andreas Papandreou made a new turn in economic policy after three years of austerity, with Dimitris Tsovola taking the “keys” from Costas Simitis and Andreas Papandreou starting a new benefits program in this pre-election period. “Give it all” was considered the slogan for the end of three years of austerity.

Births

1913: Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor. (D. 29/10/1986)

1922: Tasos Livaditis, Greek poet. (D. 30/10/1988)

1948: Alexander Onassis, son of the Greek magnate Aristotle Onassis. (D. 23/1/1973)

Deaths

1841: Thomas Gordon, Scottish soldier and Philhellenic. (Born 1788)

1959: Manolis Triantafyllidis, Greek linguist, known for his Grammar of the Primary Language. (Born 1883)

1999: Nikos Rizos, Greek comic actor. (Born 30/9/1924)