Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/February 27"

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1921: Crown Prince George of Greece married Princess Elisabeth of Romania.
1941: British troops occupied Kastellorizo.
1959: PM Constantine Karamanlis took part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the Hilton Hotel in Athens.
1990: Despite opposition from the Church, divorce laws were reformed and the civil wedding ceremony was introduced in Cyprus.
1991: Aleka Papariga was elected Secretary General of the Communist Party of Greece.
Births: Constantine the Great, considered the founder of the Byzantine Empire (272), Anastasios Metaxas, restorer of Panathenaic Stadium (1862), Evagoras Pallikaridis, EOKA fighter (1938).
Deaths: Kostis Palamas, poet (1943), Theodoros Pangalos, general, dictator (1952)

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 '''[[February 27]]'''
+*[[1921]]: Crown Prince [[King George II|George]] of [[Greece]] married [[Princess Elisabeth of Romania]].
+*[[1941]]: British troops occupied [[Kastellorizo]].
+*[[1959]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] took part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the Hilton Hotel in [[Athens]].
+*[[1990]]: Despite opposition from the Church, divorce laws were reformed and the civil wedding ceremony was introduced in [[Cyprus]].
+*[[1991]]: [[Aleka Papariga]] was elected Secretary General of the [[Communist Party of Greece]].
+*Births: [[Constantine the Great]], considered the founder of the [[Byzantine Empire]] ([[272]]), [[Anastasios Metaxas]], restorer of [[Panathenaic Stadium]] ([[1862]]), [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]], [[EOKA]] fighter ([[1938]]).
+*Deaths: [[Kostis Palamas]], poet ([[1943]]), [[Theodoros Pangalos]], general, dictator ([[1952]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[February 26]] - [[February 25]]</span>
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