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| + | [[Image:Greek-c130.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Hellenic Air Force]] C-130 Hercules patch.]] | ||
| + | *[[1821]]: During the [[Greek Revolution]], the First National Council meets at [[Epidaurus]] | ||
| + | *[[1950]]: [[Nikos Belogiannis]], member of the Central Committee of [[KKE]], is arrested as he returns to [[Greece]] to help organize the party's structure. | ||
| + | *[[1972]]: [[Charilaos Florakis]] is elected Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), replacing [[Konstantinos Koligiannis]] who had resigned for health reasons. | ||
| + | *[[1997]]: A [[Hellenic Air Force]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-130 C-130 Hercules] transport plane crashed while taking part in a search for a missing Ukrainian airliner that crashed [[December_17|three days earlier]]. All five crew members of the C-130 died. | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1802]]: [[Dimitrios Voulgaris]], Greek politician and Prime Minister | ||
| + | *[[1898]]: [[Konstantinos Dovas]], Greek general and Prime Minister | ||
*[[1957]]: [[Anna Vissi]], singer | *[[1957]]: [[Anna Vissi]], singer | ||
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1981]]: [[Dimitris Rondiris]], theatrical director | ||
| + | *[[2009]]: [[Yiannis Moralis]], painter | ||
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| + | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:07, December 21, 2009
Events
Hellenic Air Force C-130 Hercules patch.
- 1821: During the Greek Revolution, the First National Council meets at Epidaurus
- 1950: Nikos Belogiannis, member of the Central Committee of KKE, is arrested as he returns to Greece to help organize the party's structure.
- 1972: Charilaos Florakis is elected Chairman of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), replacing Konstantinos Koligiannis who had resigned for health reasons.
- 1997: A Hellenic Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed while taking part in a search for a missing Ukrainian airliner that crashed three days earlier. All five crew members of the C-130 died.
Births
- 1802: Dimitrios Voulgaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister
- 1898: Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and Prime Minister
- 1957: Anna Vissi, singer
Deaths
- 1981: Dimitris Rondiris, theatrical director
- 2009: Yiannis Moralis, painter