1495: The first recorded reference to the production of Scotch whiskey is made by the monk John Cor.

1930: Panathinaikos defeats Olympiakos 8-2, in the biggest victory they have ever achieved over their eternal rival.

1967: Their masterpiece album is released Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.

1973: The junta of colonels proceeds with the abolition of the monarchy in Greece and the establishment of a Presidential Parliamentary Democracy, with a Constitutive Act of the Council of Ministers.

1973: The Cyprus – EEC Association Agreement is signed.

1998: The European Central Bank is founded, with headquarters in Frankfurt.

Births

1265: Dante Alighieri, better known in Greece as Dante, national poet of Italy. (“Divine Comedy”) (D. 14/9/1321)

1926: Marilyn Monroe, American actress. (D. 5/8/1962)

1940: Katerina Gogou, Greek poet and actress. (D. 3/10/1993)

Deaths

1960: Armandos Dellapatridis, graphic political figure of the interwar period, leader of the “Blue and White Party”. (Born 1895)

1981: Christakis, Christos Syrpos his real name, folk singer. (Born 1924)

2008: Yves Saint Laurent, real name Henri Donna Mathieu, French fashion designer. (Born 1/8/1936)