Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/December 21"

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1827: The decree by which Ioannis Kapodistrias established a Military Academy in Nafplion was published.
1952: Eleni Skoura was appointed by the Greek Rally party of Alexandros Papagos to stand in the January 1953 elections. She became the first woman MP in Greek history.
1959: The expedition of a permanent Greek force in Cyprus was decided. This force would come to be known as ELDYK.
1963: The Cyprus crisis of 1963-1964 began with a firefight in Nicosia that left one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead.
Births: Queen Amalia of Greece (1818), Nikolaos Sifounakis, politician (1949), Mirela Manjani, athlete 1976
Deaths: Takis Binis, rebetiko singer (2005)

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 '''[[December 21]]'''
+*[[1827]]: The decree by which [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] established a Military Academy in [[Nafplion]] was published.
+*[[1952]]: [[Eleni Skoura]] was appointed by the [[Greek Rally]] party of [[Alexandros Papagos]] to stand in the January 1953 elections. She became the first woman MP in Greek history.
+*[[1959]]: The expedition of a permanent Greek force in [[Cyprus]] was decided. This force would come to be known as [[ELDYK]].
+*[[1963]]: The [[Cyprus]] crisis of 1963-1964 began with a firefight in [[Nicosia]] that left one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead.
+*Births: [[Queen Amalia]] of Greece ([[1818]]), [[Nikolaos Sifounakis]], politician ([[1949]]), [[Mirela Manjani]], athlete [[1976]]
+*Deaths: [[Takis Binis]], [[rebetiko]] singer ([[2005]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 20]] - [[December 19]]</span>
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