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'''[[October 31]]''' | '''[[October 31]]''' | ||
| − | + | *[[1931]]: PM [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] recalled Consul General Alexis Kyrou from [[Cyprus]]. The Greek consul had shown open support to the Cypriots protesting against British rule. | |
| − | + | *[[1932]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' governing political party lost the elections. | |
| + | *[[1940]]: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombarded Italian positions in Albania. | ||
| + | *[[1948]]: The last entry in Greek [[Battleship Georgios Averof| armored cruiser Georgios Averof's]] log reads: «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν» | ||
| + | *[[1972]]: [[Dowry]] offered for officer weddings was no longer endorsed | ||
| + | *Births: [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]] ([[1888]]), poet; [[Yiannis Kalamitsis]] ([[1939]]), theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer; [[Grigoris Georgatos]] ([[1973]]), footballer | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[John VIII Palaeologus]] ([[1448]]), next-to-last [[Byzantine emperor]]; [[Nikos Engonopoulos]] ([[1985]]), painter and poet; [[Michail Stasinopoulos]] ([[2002]]), politician, [[President of Greece]] | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[October 30]] - [[October 29]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[October 30]] - [[October 29]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:40, October 22, 2008
- 1931: PM Eleftherios Venizelos recalled Consul General Alexis Kyrou from Cyprus. The Greek consul had shown open support to the Cypriots protesting against British rule.
- 1932: Eleftherios Venizelos' governing political party lost the elections.
- 1940: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombarded Italian positions in Albania.
- 1948: The last entry in Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof's log reads: «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
- 1972: Dowry offered for officer weddings was no longer endorsed
- Births: Napoleon Lapathiotis (1888), poet; Yiannis Kalamitsis (1939), theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer; Grigoris Georgatos (1973), footballer
- Deaths: John VIII Palaeologus (1448), next-to-last Byzantine emperor; Nikos Engonopoulos (1985), painter and poet; Michail Stasinopoulos (2002), politician, President of Greece
Recent days: October 30 - October 29