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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[391]]: Emperor [[Theodosius I]] outlaws paganism. | ||
*[[1931]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras|Athenagoras]] becomes Archbishop of North and South America. | *[[1931]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras|Athenagoras]] becomes Archbishop of North and South America. | ||
| + | *[[1948]]: American General [[James Van Fleet]] arrives in [[Greece]] to assist the national forces against the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in the [[Greek Civil War]]. | ||
| + | *[[1975]]: An attempted coup d'etat against the [[Constantine Karamanlis|Karamanlis]] government is foiled. As many of the officers involved were arrested in the middle of the night, this goes down in history as the "Pyjamas coup d'etat". | ||
*[[1981]]: An earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes NE of [[Peloponnesus]] near [[Athens]]. | *[[1981]]: An earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes NE of [[Peloponnesus]] near [[Athens]]. | ||
| + | *[[1983]]: The SS "Golden Dawn" sinks off the coast of [[Euboea]]. 26 passengers drown. | ||
| + | *[[2008]]: [[AKEL]] chairman, [[Dimitris Christofias]], is elected President of [[Cyprus]], receiving 53.36% of the votes cast in the runoff against MEP [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]]. | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: Former New Democracy MP [[Panos Kammenos]] announces the establishment of [[Independent Greeks]] - a centre-right party opposed to the EU-imposed austerity measures. | ||
| + | *[[2013]]: [[Nikos Anastasiades]] defeats [[Stavros Malas]] in the [[Cyprus]] runoff election and is elected President. Anastasiades polls 57.48% against 42.52% for Malas. | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1991]]: [[Nikos Machlas]] makes his debut with [[OFI FC|OFI]]. | *[[1991]]: [[Nikos Machlas]] makes his debut with [[OFI FC|OFI]]. | ||
| + | *[[2019]]: [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] wins his second ATP-title in Marseille beating Michail Kukushin from Kazachstan in the final. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1934]]: [[Yiota Lydia]], singer. | ||
| + | *[[1934]]: [[Christos Lambrakis]], publisher. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1842]]: [[Nikolaos Zosimas]], national benefactor. |
| + | *[[1980]]: [[Giorgos Andrianopoulos]] football player and [[Piraeus]] mayor. | ||
| + | *[[1985]]: [[Giorgos Yiamalis]], football player. | ||
| + | *[[2015]]: [[Babis Drosos]], football player. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:14, March 3, 2019
Events
- 391: Emperor Theodosius I outlaws paganism.
- 1931: Athenagoras becomes Archbishop of North and South America.
- 1948: American General James Van Fleet arrives in Greece to assist the national forces against the Democratic Army of Greece in the Greek Civil War.
- 1975: An attempted coup d'etat against the Karamanlis government is foiled. As many of the officers involved were arrested in the middle of the night, this goes down in history as the "Pyjamas coup d'etat".
- 1981: An earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes NE of Peloponnesus near Athens.
- 1983: The SS "Golden Dawn" sinks off the coast of Euboea. 26 passengers drown.
- 2008: AKEL chairman, Dimitris Christofias, is elected President of Cyprus, receiving 53.36% of the votes cast in the runoff against MEP Ioannis Kasoulidis.
- 2012: Former New Democracy MP Panos Kammenos announces the establishment of Independent Greeks - a centre-right party opposed to the EU-imposed austerity measures.
- 2013: Nikos Anastasiades defeats Stavros Malas in the Cyprus runoff election and is elected President. Anastasiades polls 57.48% against 42.52% for Malas.
Sports
- 1991: Nikos Machlas makes his debut with OFI.
- 2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas wins his second ATP-title in Marseille beating Michail Kukushin from Kazachstan in the final.
Births
- 1934: Yiota Lydia, singer.
- 1934: Christos Lambrakis, publisher.
Deaths
- 1842: Nikolaos Zosimas, national benefactor.
- 1980: Giorgos Andrianopoulos football player and Piraeus mayor.
- 1985: Giorgos Yiamalis, football player.
- 2015: Babis Drosos, football player.