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Dimitrios Gounaris, Prime Minister of Greece. Image in public domain.

Dimitrios Gounaris, Prime Minister of Greece.
Image in public domain.

  • Dimitrios Gounaris is appointed Premier of Greece, replacing Eleftherios Venizelos, who resigned following King Constantine’s refusal to support his offer of Greek naval and military forces for Allied operations at the Dardanelles.
  • The British Government replies to the Greek Government regarding their occupation of Lemnos; the Government pleads military necessity
  • The British Navy’s bombardment of the ancient Turkish city of Smyrna ceases, after attacks lasting five days