1570: The Siege of Famagusta begins as Ottoman forces launch their assault on the city. The siege would last almost a year, ending with the fall of Famagusta on 1 August 1571.
1877: The French vice-consul in Limassol, G. Akamas, writes on behalf of the island's consular representatives to complain that robberies and assaults continue in Cyprus because the authorities and Sultan Abdul Hamid II are unable to stop them.
1958: Under mounting political pressure, Archbishop Makarios III signals his willingness to discuss independence for Cyprus, effectively abandoning the long-standing demand for self-determination and union with Greece (Enosis).
1973: Emilios Chourmouzios, distinguished scholar, writer and theatre critic, dies.
2006: Nicos Simeonides assumes office as Minister of Defence in the government of Tassos Papadopoulos. He remains in the post until his death in May 2007.
2006: The Cyprus Olympic Museum is officially inaugurated at the new Olympic House in Nicosia. The museum houses around 400 exhibits chronicling Cyprus' modern sporting history.
2013: Costas Clerides takes office as Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus, serving until June 2020.
2021: The Royal Doors of Saint Anastasios are repatriated to Cyprus after decades of efforts. The artefacts had been looted following the 1974 Turkish invasion and were identified in 1991 by Tasoula Hadjitofi in a Dutch gallery.
International Observances
European Mobility Week: Organised annually since 2002 by the European Commission, the initiative promotes sustainable transport, active mobility and environmentally responsible travel.
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Observed every year on 16 September, marking the anniversary of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landmark agreement aimed at protecting the Earth's ozone layer.
