Phantis:Selected anniversaries/September 12
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- 490 BC: The Battle of Marathon took place during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 1829: The Battle of Petra took place. It was the last battle of the Greek War of Independence.
- 1982: Conclusion of the European Athletics championship in Athens. The games were a huge success with four world records being set and a first ever gold medal for Greece: Anna Verouli in the javelin throw.
- 1995: FYROM refused to negotiate the matter of their name in New York unless Greece first lifted the trade embargo against them.
- Deaths Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (1185)
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