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*[[1991]]: [[Aleka Papariga]] is elected Secretary General of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | *[[1991]]: [[Aleka Papariga]] is elected Secretary General of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | ||
*[[1994]]: [[Greek-Australian]]s demonstrate against FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia". | *[[1994]]: [[Greek-Australian]]s demonstrate against FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia". | ||
| + | *[[2013]]: Former [[Thessaloniki]] mayor, [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]], is sentenced to life imprisonment for embezzlement of public money. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[956]]: [[Patriarch]] [[Theophylactus of Constantinople]] | ||
*[[1943]]: [[Kostis Palamas]], poet | *[[1943]]: [[Kostis Palamas]], poet | ||
*[[1952]]: [[Theodoros Pangalos]], general, dictator | *[[1952]]: [[Theodoros Pangalos]], general, dictator | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, February 27, 2013
Events
- 1897: The decision to establish SEGAS is published by the government.
- 1921: Crown Prince George of Greece weds Princess Elisabeth of Romania.
- 1941: British troops occupy Kastellorizo.
- 1959: PM Constantine Karamanlis takes part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the Hilton Hotel in Athens.
- 1990: Despite opposition from the Church, divorce laws are reformed and the civil wedding ceremony is introduced in Cyprus.
- 1991: Aleka Papariga is elected Secretary General of the Communist Party of Greece.
- 1994: Greek-Australians demonstrate against FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia".
- 2013: Former Thessaloniki mayor, Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, is sentenced to life imprisonment for embezzlement of public money.
Births
- 272: Constantine the Great, considered the founder of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1862: Anastasios Metaxas, restorer of Panathenaic Stadium.
- 1938: Evagoras Pallikaridis, EOKA fighter.
Deaths
- 956: Patriarch Theophylactus of Constantinople
- 1943: Kostis Palamas, poet
- 1952: Theodoros Pangalos, general, dictator