Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July

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July 1

Recent days: June 30 - June 29


July 2

Recent days: July 1 - June 30


July 3

Recent days: July 2 - July 1


July 4

Recent days: July 3 - July 2


July 5

Recent days: July 4 - July 3


July 6

Recent days: July 5 - July 4


July 7

Recent days: July 6 - July 5


July 8

  • 1908: Greek and Bulgarian guerrilas battled near Mt Kaymaktsalan in Macedonia.
  • 1990: Greece and the US signed a new agreement concerning military bases on Greek soil.
  • 1996: Cypriot parties, on both sides of the divide, condemned the assassination of Turkish-Cypriot reporter Kutlu Adali.
  • Births: Sir Arthur Evans, archaeologist (1851), Alexandros Papanastasiou, politician, Prime Minister (1876)

Recent days: July 7 - July 6


July 9

Recent days: July 8 - July 7


July 10

  • 1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarci which allowed for freedom of movement for all ships under the Russian flag. Greeks took advantage of this treaty to build up their fleets with ships flying the Russian flag.
  • 1878: A British force, under Admiral Lord John Hay, arrived in Larnaca. The British rule of Cyprus commenced.
  • 1949: Marshall Tito closed the border between Yugoslavia and Greece. This action led to the rapid defeat of the communists during the Greek Civil War.
  • Births: Alexander the Great (356 BC); Former Princess Alexia (1965)

Recent days: July 9 - July 8


July 11

Recent days: July 10 - July 9


July 12

Recent days: July 11 - July 10


July 13

Recent days: July 12 - July 11


July 14

Recent days: July 13 - July 12


July 15

Recent days: July 14 - July 13


July 16

Recent days: July 15 - July 14


July 17

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July 18

Recent days: July 17 - July 16


July 19

Recent days: July 18 - July 17


July 20

Recent days: July 19 - July 18


July 21

Recent days: July 20 - July 19


July 22

  • 1878: The first British High Commissioner of Cyprus, Sir Garnet Wolseley, arrived at Larnaca.
  • 1943: A mass demonstration of 200,000 people took place in Nazi-occupied Athens to protest the decision to award Bulgaria all northern Greek lands up to the Axios River. One hundered protesters were killed, leading Adolf Hitler to cancel his earlier decision.
  • 1959: The trial of Manolis Glezos and other leftists before a Greek military court ended with sentences of imprisonment, exile and denial of civil privileges.
  • 1980: Wrestler Stelios Migiakis won gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow.
  • Births: Despina Vandi, singer (1969).
  • Deaths: Tonis Maroudas (1988), Elafro singer.

Recent days: July 21 - July 20


July 23

Recent days: July 22 - July 21


July 24

Recent days: July 23 - July 22


July 25

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July 26

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July 27

Recent days: July 26 - July 25


July 28

Recent days: July 27 - July 26


July 29

Recent days: July 28 - July 27


July 30

Recent days: July 29 - July 28


July 31

Recent days: July 30 - July 29