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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1824]]: The [[Battle of Gerontas]] takes place. | ||
| + | *[[1828]]: A French force of 16,000 men lands in [[Messenia]] to force [[Ibrahim Pasha]] out of [[Peloponnesus]]. | ||
| + | *[[1878]]: The first [[Cyprus]] newspaper, "Kypros-Cyprus", hits the stands in [[Nicosia]]. It consisted of two pages in [[Greek language|Greek]] and two pages in English. | ||
*[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] ends in a decisive victory for the national forces who are now in firm control of all of [[Greece]]. The [[Greek Civil War]], for all practical purposes, is over. | *[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] ends in a decisive victory for the national forces who are now in firm control of all of [[Greece]]. The [[Greek Civil War]], for all practical purposes, is over. | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1962]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] inaugurates the [[Athens]] - [[Lamia]] national route. |
| + | *[[1975]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] converts the death sentences handed out to the [[Junta]] strongmen to life imprisonment sentences with the words "when I say 'life imprisonment', I MEAN 'life imprisonment'"!. | ||
*[[2004]]: The closing ceremonies are held for the [[2004 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]]. [[Anna Vissi]], [[Dionisis Savvopoulos]], [[Marinella]] and other top Greek singers give memorable performances. | *[[2004]]: The closing ceremonies are held for the [[2004 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]]. [[Anna Vissi]], [[Dionisis Savvopoulos]], [[Marinella]] and other top Greek singers give memorable performances. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1987]]: First Super Cup held in Greece. [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] vs [[OFI FC|OFI]] (1-0) | ||
| + | *[[1990]]: [[Andreas Varikas]], manager of [[Panionios BC]] dies aged 45. Panionios hold a basketball tournament every year in his honor. | ||
| + | *[[2004]]: [[Alexandros Nikolaidis]] wins the silver medal in the 80kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Korean Sung Moon Dae at the Athens Olympic Games. | ||
| + | *[[2014]]: [[Ilias Iliadis]] wins gold in judo at the 2014 World Championships in Chelnyabinsk, Russia. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| − | *[[1921]]: [[Sotiria Bellou]], | + | *[[1921]]: [[Sotiria Bellou]], singer |
*[[1931]]: [[Stelios Kazantzidis]], popular singer | *[[1931]]: [[Stelios Kazantzidis]], popular singer | ||
*[[1932]]: [[Lakis Petropoulos]], football player and coach | *[[1932]]: [[Lakis Petropoulos]], football player and coach | ||
Latest revision as of 08:04, August 31, 2014
Events
- 1824: The Battle of Gerontas takes place.
- 1828: A French force of 16,000 men lands in Messenia to force Ibrahim Pasha out of Peloponnesus.
- 1878: The first Cyprus newspaper, "Kypros-Cyprus", hits the stands in Nicosia. It consisted of two pages in Greek and two pages in English.
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi ends in a decisive victory for the national forces who are now in firm control of all of Greece. The Greek Civil War, for all practical purposes, is over.
- 1962: PM Constantine Karamanlis inaugurates the Athens - Lamia national route.
- 1975: PM Constantine Karamanlis converts the death sentences handed out to the Junta strongmen to life imprisonment sentences with the words "when I say 'life imprisonment', I MEAN 'life imprisonment'"!.
- 2004: The closing ceremonies are held for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Anna Vissi, Dionisis Savvopoulos, Marinella and other top Greek singers give memorable performances.
Sports
- 1987: First Super Cup held in Greece. Olympiakos vs OFI (1-0)
- 1990: Andreas Varikas, manager of Panionios BC dies aged 45. Panionios hold a basketball tournament every year in his honor.
- 2004: Alexandros Nikolaidis wins the silver medal in the 80kgs of taekwondo after losing in the final from Korean Sung Moon Dae at the Athens Olympic Games.
- 2014: Ilias Iliadis wins gold in judo at the 2014 World Championships in Chelnyabinsk, Russia.
Births
- 1921: Sotiria Bellou, singer
- 1931: Stelios Kazantzidis, popular singer
- 1932: Lakis Petropoulos, football player and coach
- 1934: Dimitris Papamichail, actor
- 1938: Petros Yiallouros, EOKA youth (ANE) member
- 1946: Dimitris Christofias, Cypriot politician
Deaths
- 886: Basil I, Byzantine emperor
- 1944: Attik, songwriter
- 1991: Alekos Sakellarios, writer and producer of theatrical plays.