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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1826]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in [[Roumeli]]. | *[[1826]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in [[Roumeli]]. | ||
| + | *[[1972]]: Bishop [[Patriarch Demetrius I|Demetrius]] of [[Imvros]] and [[Tenedos]] is elected Ecumenical Patriarch. The election was controversial since the favoured candidate, Bishop Meliton of [[Chalkedon]], was bypassed as he did not please the Turkish government. | ||
*[[1993]]: The wreckage of an ancient Greek ship is spotted off the coast of Marseille, France. | *[[1993]]: The wreckage of an ancient Greek ship is spotted off the coast of Marseille, France. | ||
*[[1994]]: The oldest wreckage of a classical ancient Greek ship (ca 450 BC) is found off the coast of [[Kyra-Panagia]] in the [[Northern Sporades]]. | *[[1994]]: The oldest wreckage of a classical ancient Greek ship (ca 450 BC) is found off the coast of [[Kyra-Panagia]] in the [[Northern Sporades]]. | ||
| − | *[[2004]]: The tramway reappears in [[Athens]] after an absence of 44 years. | + | *[[2004]]: The tramway reappears in [[Athens]] after an absence of 44 years. |
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1969]]: [[Stratis Myrivilis]], author | *[[1969]]: [[Stratis Myrivilis]], author | ||
Revision as of 13:30, July 9, 2006
Events
- 1826: Georgios Karaiskakis becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in Roumeli.
- 1972: Bishop Demetrius of Imvros and Tenedos is elected Ecumenical Patriarch. The election was controversial since the favoured candidate, Bishop Meliton of Chalkedon, was bypassed as he did not please the Turkish government.
- 1993: The wreckage of an ancient Greek ship is spotted off the coast of Marseille, France.
- 1994: The oldest wreckage of a classical ancient Greek ship (ca 450 BC) is found off the coast of Kyra-Panagia in the Northern Sporades.
- 2004: The tramway reappears in Athens after an absence of 44 years.
Deaths
- 1969: Stratis Myrivilis, author