1363 – Meeting of the Five Kings in London: Commandaria wine was served during a banquet known as the “Feast of the Five Kings,” organised by the Lord Mayor of London Sir Henry Picard in honour of King Peter I of Cyprus and four other European monarchs.
1924 – “Pancypria” Gymnastic Club of Nicosia: The club emerged as the most successful team at the 16th Panhellenic Men’s Athletics Games at the Panathenaic Stadium, winning five gold and three silver medals.
1945 – Dionysios Charalambous: The Metropolitan of Lemnos was released from a concentration camp and later went on to lead the newly founded Theological School “Apostle Barnabas” in Cyprus.
1964 – Nikita Khrushchev: The Soviet leader declared his support for Cyprus’ independence and opposition to foreign intervention in an interview with Izvestia.
1990 – Iakovos Aristeidou: Appointed Minister of Labour and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus in the government of George Vassiliou.
2004 – Prodromos Prodromou: Expelled from DISY following his disagreement with the party over support for the Annan Plan ahead of the referendum on the Cyprus problem.
2015 – Özdil Nami: Appointed Special Representative and negotiator for the Cyprus problem by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı.
2020 – Coronavirus: Cyprus entered the first phase of easing restrictive measures after more than a month of a general lockdown.
2021 – Digitisation of Antiquities: The Department of Antiquities launched the programme “Digitising the Museums of Cyprus” to digitise artefacts displayed in state museums and stored at the Cyprus Museum.
Born
1910 – Stelios Kyriakides: Marathon runner.
1981 – Dimitris Demetriou: DISY Member of Parliament.
Died
2007 – Fokas Fokaidis: Writer.
2019 – Lefteris Papadopoulos: Deputy leader of EOKA B.
