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[[Image:012705_10.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rio-Antirrio Bridge closed temporarily in 2005]] | [[Image:012705_10.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rio-Antirrio Bridge closed temporarily in 2005]] | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[1944]]:Athanassios Sembos makes the first attempt to set up a journalists' union after the war ends. The second attempt takes place on [[May 17]], [[1947]]. The union will assume legal existence after [[1952]]. | + | *[[1915]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Ithaca]] and the surrounding area. |
| + | *[[1915]]: Gen [[Ioannis Metaxas]] issues a report to PM [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] warning of the difficulties of Greek military involvement in [[Asia Minor]]. | ||
| + | *[[1944]]: Athanassios Sembos makes the first attempt to set up a journalists' union after the war ends. The second attempt takes place on [[May 17]], [[1947]]. The union will assume legal existence after [[1952]]. | ||
| + | *[[1990]]: An [[Athens]] Appellate Court acquits Police Officer Athanasios Melistas in the 1985 shooting of 15-year old student Kaltezas. | ||
*[[2005]]: During a thunderstorm, a lighting bolt hit a support cable of the [[Rio-Antirrio Bridge]]. The fire was placed under control immediately, but questions arose over the security of the bridge. | *[[2005]]: During a thunderstorm, a lighting bolt hit a support cable of the [[Rio-Antirrio Bridge]]. The fire was placed under control immediately, but questions arose over the security of the bridge. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1965]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] are crushed by [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 0-4 at [[Toumba Stadium|Toumba]] thanks to goals by [[Vasilis Botinos|Botinos]], [[Nikos Gioutsos|Gioutsos]], [[Grigoris Aghanian|Aghanian]] and [[Giorgos Sideris]]. Eleven years later ([[January 4]], [[1976]]) PAOK will take their revenge at [[Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium|Karaiskaki Stadium]] (Olympiakos-PAOK 0-4) | ||
| + | *[[2007]]: [[Sotiris Ninis]] ([[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]), at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 24 days joins the [[List of soccer players under 17 to score in top Greek division|list of soccer players under 17]] to score in the Greek [[Super League|top soccer division]] (Panathinaikos - [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] 2-0). | ||
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| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1925]]: [[Alexandros Kotzias]], author | ||
| + | *[[1947]]: [[Vyron Polydoras]], politician | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1974]]: [[Georgios Grivas]]-Digenis, commander of [[EOKA]] | *[[1974]]: [[Georgios Grivas]]-Digenis, commander of [[EOKA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, February 2, 2011
Events
- 1915: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes Ithaca and the surrounding area.
- 1915: Gen Ioannis Metaxas issues a report to PM Eleftherios Venizelos warning of the difficulties of Greek military involvement in Asia Minor.
- 1944: Athanassios Sembos makes the first attempt to set up a journalists' union after the war ends. The second attempt takes place on May 17, 1947. The union will assume legal existence after 1952.
- 1990: An Athens Appellate Court acquits Police Officer Athanasios Melistas in the 1985 shooting of 15-year old student Kaltezas.
- 2005: During a thunderstorm, a lighting bolt hit a support cable of the Rio-Antirrio Bridge. The fire was placed under control immediately, but questions arose over the security of the bridge.
Sports
- 1965: PAOK are crushed by Olympiakos 0-4 at Toumba thanks to goals by Botinos, Gioutsos, Aghanian and Giorgos Sideris. Eleven years later (January 4, 1976) PAOK will take their revenge at Karaiskaki Stadium (Olympiakos-PAOK 0-4)
- 2007: Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 24 days joins the list of soccer players under 17 to score in the Greek top soccer division (Panathinaikos - Panionios 2-0).
Births
- 1925: Alexandros Kotzias, author
- 1947: Vyron Polydoras, politician
Deaths
- 1974: Georgios Grivas-Digenis, commander of EOKA
- 1977: Philopoemen Finos, Film producer
- 1980: Stratis Tsirkas, writer