Mikis Theodorakis was born on July 29 in 1925, on the Greek island of Chios. The famous Greek songwriter and composer has written over 1000 songs and is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. Fascinated by music as a child, he taught himself to write his first songs without having any access to musical instruments. When … Continue reading On this day in 1925, Mikis Theodorakis is Born