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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1822]]: [[Dramali Pasha]] begins the siege of the acropolis of [[Argos]]. | ||
*[[1930]]: Greeks protest the rising unemployment rate. | *[[1930]]: Greeks protest the rising unemployment rate. | ||
| + | *[[1940]]: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of [[Crete]]. | ||
*[[1967]]: The [[Junta]] strips 480 persons of their Greek citizenship. | *[[1967]]: The [[Junta]] strips 480 persons of their Greek citizenship. | ||
*[[1994]]: Two bombs go off in [[Rhodes]], thought to be the work of foreign terrorists. | *[[1994]]: Two bombs go off in [[Rhodes]], thought to be the work of foreign terrorists. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1958]]: [[Evangelos Depastas]], breaks the Greek record for the [[800m]] with a time of 1:49.1. | ||
| + | *[[1958]]: [[Georgios Roubanis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[pole vault]] with 4.60m. His record will stand for six years. | ||
*[[2006]]: The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to lift the suspension on the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (HFF) on [[July 3]] after receiving confirmation that the [[Greek Parliament]] had approved an amendment to the national legislation relating to sport. | *[[2006]]: The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to lift the suspension on the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (HFF) on [[July 3]] after receiving confirmation that the [[Greek Parliament]] had approved an amendment to the national legislation relating to sport. | ||
| + | *[[2009]]: Greece win second place in the FIBA U19 World [[Basketball]] Championship after losing 88-80 to the USA in the final. | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: The Greek [[Under-19 National Football Team]] defeat England 2-1 (aet) and advance to the final of the European Cup. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1912]]: [[Dionysis Papayiannopoulos]], actor | ||
| + | *[[1924]]: [[Phaedon Mattheou]], [[basketball]] player and coach. | ||
| + | *[[1949]]: [[George Souris]], [[Greek-Australian]] politician | ||
*[[1974]]: [[Stelios Giannakopoulos]], footballer. | *[[1974]]: [[Stelios Giannakopoulos]], footballer. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:36, July 12, 2012
Events
- 1822: Dramali Pasha begins the siege of the acropolis of Argos.
- 1930: Greeks protest the rising unemployment rate.
- 1940: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of Crete.
- 1967: The Junta strips 480 persons of their Greek citizenship.
- 1994: Two bombs go off in Rhodes, thought to be the work of foreign terrorists.
Sports
- 1958: Evangelos Depastas, breaks the Greek record for the 800m with a time of 1:49.1.
- 1958: Georgios Roubanis breaks the Greek record in the pole vault with 4.60m. His record will stand for six years.
- 2006: The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to lift the suspension on the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) on July 3 after receiving confirmation that the Greek Parliament had approved an amendment to the national legislation relating to sport.
- 2009: Greece win second place in the FIBA U19 World Basketball Championship after losing 88-80 to the USA in the final.
- 2012: The Greek Under-19 National Football Team defeat England 2-1 (aet) and advance to the final of the European Cup.
Births
- 1912: Dionysis Papayiannopoulos, actor
- 1924: Phaedon Mattheou, basketball player and coach.
- 1949: George Souris, Greek-Australian politician
- 1974: Stelios Giannakopoulos, footballer.