Facts

1821: The first major battle of the Greek revolution is marked, the battle of Valtetsi, and Theodoros Kolokotronis is at the gates of Tripoli.

1854: The Anglo-French proceed to blockade Piraeus and later occupy Athens and Piraeus until February 15, 1857, due to the insistence of King Otho to undertake a campaign for the liberation of Thessaly.

1902: The first Greek cement factory, called “Titan”, is founded in Piraeus on the initiative of the chemist Andreas Chatzikyriakos. The first production unit is established in Elefsina.

1930: The Fire Service is established by the government of Eleftherios Venizelos.

1947: The Makronisos camp is inaugurated, which is mainly intended for the incarceration of “military suspects”.

1993: The final of the Greek Cup in football is being held at OAKA, which went down in history as “the final of the shaved heads”, as the Olympiakos players appeared at OAKA with their hair cut, as a charm they said. But Christoph Vazeha had a different opinion. With a goal in the 13th minute, he gave Panathinaikos a 1-0 victory and the 13th Greek Cup in its history.

Births

1820: Florence Nightingale, Anglo-Italian philanthropist and nurse, who established nursing as a profession. (D. 13/8/1910)

1907: Katharine Hepburn, American actress. (Dec. 6/29/2003)

1963: Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek veteran international basketball player and politician.

Deaths

1884:Bedrich Smetana, Czech composer, one of the founders of the Czech National School of Music, known for his composition “Ma Vlast” (My Homeland). (Born 2/3/1824)

1992: Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist. (Born 8/12/1911)

1994: Roy Plunkett, American chemist, who discovered Teflon. (Born 6/26/1910)