Phantis:Selected anniversaries/August 17

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August 17

  • 1909: The Great Powers demanded that Turkey negotiate the Cretan matter only with themselves and not Greece.
  • 1999: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) caused extensive damage to Izmit (Nicomedia) Turkey. Greek rescue units were among the first on the scene leading to a political rapprochement between the countries.
  • 2004: Judo athlete, Elias Eliadis, won gold in the Athens Olympic Games.
  • Deaths: Nikos Goumas (2001), President of AEK FC.

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