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*[[1910]]: [[Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza]], politician, writer | *[[1910]]: [[Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza]], politician, writer | ||
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Revision as of 10:18, April 16, 2006
Events
- 1944: Communist resistance group ELAS attack and annihilate EKKA, a republican resistance group. EKKA leader, Dimitrios Psaros, is captured and executed.
- 1994: Andreas Papandreou is re-elected party leader of PASOK.
Sports
- 2001: Marousi win the Saporta Cup after defeating Chalon 74-72. Vangelis Vourtzoumis becomes the first Greek player to win three European basketball trophies with three different clubs: Cup-Winners Cup in 1993 with Aris; Champions' Cup in 1996 with Panathinaikos and Saporta Cup with Marousi in 2001.
Births
- 1910: Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza, politician, writer
Deaths
- 1944: Dimitrios Psaros, resistance leader
- 1974: Sotiris Spatharis, master of the "shadow theatre" (Karagiozis)
- 1985: Takis Miliadis, comic