List of days of the year

18 March - King George I of Greece was assassinated

 


King George I of Greece was indeed assassinated on March 18, 1913, in Thessaloniki. He was assassinated by Alexandros Schinas, a Greek anarchist. Schinas approached the king while he was taking a walk and shot him in the back with a revolver. King George I died instantly. The assassination shocked  Greece and led to significant repercussions both domestically and internationally.

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