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*[[2001]]: [[AEK BC|AEK]] hand former basketball "emperor" [[Aris BC|Aris]] their worst defeat ever 110-56. | *[[2001]]: [[AEK BC|AEK]] hand former basketball "emperor" [[Aris BC|Aris]] their worst defeat ever 110-56. | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Vassilis Kontovazenitis]] becomes the 15th President of [[EPAE]], taking over leadership from [[Alexandros Lykourezos]] | *[[2006]]: [[Vassilis Kontovazenitis]] becomes the 15th President of [[EPAE]], taking over leadership from [[Alexandros Lykourezos]] | ||
| + | *[[2011]]: [[SKODA Xanthi FC|SKODA Xanthi]] international footballer, Olubayo Adefemi, is killed in a traffic accident on the [[Egnatia motorway]]. | ||
| + | *[[2024]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] qualify for the semi-finals of the European Conference League after defeating Fenerbahce 3-2 on penalties. Goalkeeper [[Kostas Tzolakis]] is the hero of the match saving three penalties. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1917]]: [[Queen Frederika]] of [[Greece]]. | *[[1917]]: [[Queen Frederika]] of [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[1970]]: [[Tatiana Stefanidou]], television hostess | ||
*[[1984]]: [[Dimitris Gravalos]], athlete ([[400m]]) | *[[1984]]: [[Dimitris Gravalos]], athlete ([[400m]]) | ||
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*[[1941]]: [[Alexandros Korizis]], Greek Prime Minister. | *[[1941]]: [[Alexandros Korizis]], Greek Prime Minister. | ||
*[[1991]]: [[Menios Koutsogiorgas]], politician | *[[1991]]: [[Menios Koutsogiorgas]], politician | ||
| + | *[[2002]]: [[Dimitris Dimitriou]], footballer | ||
*[[2009]]: [[Babis Kotridis]], footballer | *[[2009]]: [[Babis Kotridis]], footballer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:11, April 20, 2024
Events
- 727: A rebelious fleet of vessels from mainland Greece, led by Agallianus, is destroyed by a fleet loyal to Byzantine emperor Leo III. The rebellion occurred as aresult of the emperor's iconoclast views.
- 1878: British diplomats secure a ceasefire between the Greek rebels of Thessaly, Epirus and Macedonia on the one hand and the Turkish Army on the other.
- 1901: Advocates of Enosis (union with Greece) triumph in the Cretan elections.
- 1903: Bulgarian agents detonate bombs throughout Thessaloniki.
- 1906: King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive in Athens to attend the 1906 Athens Olympiad.
- 1941: Days before Greece capitulates to the Germans, PM Alexandros Korizis commits suicide.
- 1944: Alexandros Svolos replaces Evripidis Bakirtzis as head of the Political Committee of National Liberation (the government of the mountains).
- 1946: Konstantinos Tsaldaris forms a government.
- 1956: Maria Desylla becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city (Kerkyra).
- 1991: Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas dies as a result of a stroke he suffered during the George Koskotas trial.
- 1996: Fanatic Islamists murder 18 Greek tourists in Cairo, Egypt.
Sports
- 2001: AEK hand former basketball "emperor" Aris their worst defeat ever 110-56.
- 2006: Vassilis Kontovazenitis becomes the 15th President of EPAE, taking over leadership from Alexandros Lykourezos
- 2011: SKODA Xanthi international footballer, Olubayo Adefemi, is killed in a traffic accident on the Egnatia motorway.
- 2024: Olympiakos qualify for the semi-finals of the European Conference League after defeating Fenerbahce 3-2 on penalties. Goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis is the hero of the match saving three penalties.
Births
- 1917: Queen Frederika of Greece.
- 1970: Tatiana Stefanidou, television hostess
- 1984: Dimitris Gravalos, athlete (400m)
Deaths
- 1941: Alexandros Korizis, Greek Prime Minister.
- 1991: Menios Koutsogiorgas, politician
- 2002: Dimitris Dimitriou, footballer
- 2009: Babis Kotridis, footballer