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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1768]]: 500 Greeks set sail from Gibraltar, along with 900 others, to colonise New Smyrna, Florida. | ||
| + | *[[1897]]: The Greek Army, under Brig. Gen. [[Konstantinos Smolenskis]], defeats the Turks at [[Velestino]]. This was the only Greek victory in the [[Greco-Turkish War (1897)]]. | ||
*[[1944]]: Communist resistance group [[ELAS]] attack and annihilate [[EKKA]], a republican resistance group. EKKA leader, [[Dimitrios Psaros]], is captured and executed. | *[[1944]]: Communist resistance group [[ELAS]] attack and annihilate [[EKKA]], a republican resistance group. EKKA leader, [[Dimitrios Psaros]], is captured and executed. | ||
| + | *[[1957]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] receives a hero's welcome in [[Athens]] upon his return from the Seychelles where he had been exiled by the British. | ||
| + | *[[1961]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] visits Washington, DC and meets with US President John F. Kennedy. | ||
| + | *[[1984]]: Turkey exchanges ambassadors with the self-proclaimed "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" | ||
| + | *[[1994]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] is re-elected party leader of [[PASOK]]. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2001]]: [[Marousi BC|Marousi]] win the Saporta Cup after defeating Chalon 74-72. [[Vangelis Vourtzoumis]] becomes the first Greek player to win three European basketball trophies with three different clubs: Cup-Winners Cup in [[1993]] with [[Aris BC|Aris]]; Champions' Cup in [[1996]] with [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] and Saporta Cup with Marousi in 2001. | ||
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| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1910]]: [[Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza]], politician, writer | ||
| + | *[[1935]]: [[Theodoros Angelopoulos]], producer | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1944]]: [[Dimitrios Psaros]], resistance leader | *[[1944]]: [[Dimitrios Psaros]], resistance leader | ||
| − | + | *[[1974]]: [[Sotiris Spatharis]], master of the "shadow theatre" ([[Karagiozis]]) | |
| + | *[[1985]]: [[Takis Miliadis]], comic | ||
| + | *[[2003]]: [[Yiannis Latsis]], shipowner | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Anna Kalouta]], stage and screen actress. | ||
| + | *[[2011]]: [[Nikos Papazoglou]], singer-songwriter, music producer | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], popular singer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, October 2, 2015
Events
- 1768: 500 Greeks set sail from Gibraltar, along with 900 others, to colonise New Smyrna, Florida.
- 1897: The Greek Army, under Brig. Gen. Konstantinos Smolenskis, defeats the Turks at Velestino. This was the only Greek victory in the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
- 1944: Communist resistance group ELAS attack and annihilate EKKA, a republican resistance group. EKKA leader, Dimitrios Psaros, is captured and executed.
- 1957: Archbishop Makarios III receives a hero's welcome in Athens upon his return from the Seychelles where he had been exiled by the British.
- 1961: PM Constantine Karamanlis visits Washington, DC and meets with US President John F. Kennedy.
- 1984: Turkey exchanges ambassadors with the self-proclaimed "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"
- 1994: Andreas Papandreou is re-elected party leader of PASOK.
Sports
- 2001: Marousi win the Saporta Cup after defeating Chalon 74-72. Vangelis Vourtzoumis becomes the first Greek player to win three European basketball trophies with three different clubs: Cup-Winners Cup in 1993 with Aris; Champions' Cup in 1996 with Panathinaikos and Saporta Cup with Marousi in 2001.
Births
- 1910: Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza, politician, writer
- 1935: Theodoros Angelopoulos, producer
Deaths
- 1944: Dimitrios Psaros, resistance leader
- 1974: Sotiris Spatharis, master of the "shadow theatre" (Karagiozis)
- 1985: Takis Miliadis, comic
- 2003: Yiannis Latsis, shipowner
- 2010: Anna Kalouta, stage and screen actress.
- 2011: Nikos Papazoglou, singer-songwriter, music producer
- 2012: Dimitris Mitropanos, popular singer