Difference between revisions of "July 16"

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1823: Lord Byron leaves Genoa for Greece.
1906: A pogrom takes place against the Greeks of Philippoupolis (Plovdiv), Eastern Rumelia.
1931: A severe gastroenteritis epidemic breaks out in Piraeus with 168 victims, mostly children under 2 years of age.
1972: Demetrius I is ordained Patriarch of Constantinople.
1991: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November unsuccessfully attempt to murder Turkish Charge d' Affaires Deniz Bölükbaşı.

1989: Dimitris Koutsoukis breaks the Greek record in the shot put with 20.74m.
2009: Savvas Siatravanis becomes the youngest Greek footballer to play in a European competition. He was inserted as a late substitute in the Europe League match between KR Rejkjavik and AE Larisa FC.

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 ==Events==
 *[[1823]]: [[Lord Byron]] leaves Genoa for [[Greece]].
+*[[1906]]: A pogrom takes place against the [[Greeks]] of Philippoupolis (Plovdiv), Eastern Rumelia.
 *[[1931]]: A severe gastroenteritis epidemic breaks out in [[Piraeus]] with 168 victims, mostly children under 2 years of age.
-*[[1991]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempt to murder Turkish Charge d' Affaires Deniz Bulikbasi.
+*[[1972]]: [[Patriarch Demetrius I|Demetrius I]] is ordained [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
+*[[1991]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempt to murder Turkish Charge d' Affaires Deniz Bölükbaşı.
+===Sports===
+*[[1989]]: [[Dimitris Koutsoukis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[shot put]] with 20.74m.
+*[[2009]]: [[Savvas Siatravanis]] becomes the youngest Greek footballer to play in a European competition. He was inserted as a late substitute in the Europe League match between KR Rejkjavik and [[AE Larisa FC]].
 ==Births==