Difference between revisions of "September 17"

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1176: The Byzantines, under Manuel I Comnenus, are defeated at Myriokefalon by the Seljuk Turks.
1960: Cyprus is accepted into the UN.
1961: Adnan Menderes is hanged in the Prince's Islands. Among the accusations brought against the former Turkish PM was his tolerance of the Istanbul Pogrom against the Greek minority.
1965: Stephanos Stephanopoulos is asked to form a government after Elias Tsirimokos fails to get a vote of confidence in Parliament.
2004: Imprisoned members of the Revolutionary Organization 17 November go on hunger strike to protest the "harsh" conditions of their imprisonment.
2013: 34-year old rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, is murdered by members of Golden Dawn in Keratsini.

2006: Marcos Baghdatis defeats Mario Ancic to win the China Open.
2009: The new Europa League group stage commences. AEK and Panathinaikos lose to Everton (0-4) and Galatasaray (1-3) respectively.
2012: Panionios defeat OFI 2-1 in a game where all three goals were own goals.

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 *[[1965]]: [[Stephanos Stephanopoulos]] is asked to form a government after [[Elias Tsirimokos]] fails to get a vote of confidence in Parliament.
 *[[2004]]: Imprisoned members of the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] go on hunger strike to protest the "harsh" conditions of their imprisonment.
+*[[2013]]: 34-year old rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, is murdered by members of [[Golden Dawn]] in [[Keratsini]].
 ===Sports===
 *[[2006]]: [[Marcos Baghdatis]] defeats Mario Ancic to win the China Open.
 *[[2009]]: The new Europa League group stage commences. [[AEK FC|AEK]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] lose to Everton (0-4) and Galatasaray (1-3) respectively.
+*[[2012]]: [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] defeat [[OFI FC|OFI]] 2-1 in a game where all three goals were own goals.
 ==Births==