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*[[1980]]: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits [[Athens]]. | *[[1980]]: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits [[Athens]]. | ||
*[[1988]]: [[Dimitris Christofias]] is elected Secretary General of [[AKEL]], succeeding [[Ezekias Papaioannou]] who died earlier in the month. | *[[1988]]: [[Dimitris Christofias]] is elected Secretary General of [[AKEL]], succeeding [[Ezekias Papaioannou]] who died earlier in the month. | ||
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| + | *[[1956]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] lose to Italy's seconds 7-1 in a Mediterranean Cup game played in Naples. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 16:36, November 14, 2008
Events
- 1821: The Battle of Alamana takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1906: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
- 1948: A strong earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) destroys much of Lefkada.
- 1980: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits Athens.
- 1988: Dimitris Christofias is elected Secretary General of AKEL, succeeding Ezekias Papaioannou who died earlier in the month.
Sports
Births
- 1909: Spyros Markezinis, politician
Deaths
- 1985: Giorgos Economidis, radio host, songwriter.