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*[[1881]]: [[Thessaly]] and [[Arta prefecture|Arta]] are ceded to [[Greece]]. | *[[1881]]: [[Thessaly]] and [[Arta prefecture|Arta]] are ceded to [[Greece]]. | ||
*[[1902]]: [[Athens]] Mayor [[Spiros Mercouris]] is injured as the horses of his carriage go wild. | *[[1902]]: [[Athens]] Mayor [[Spiros Mercouris]] is injured as the horses of his carriage go wild. | ||
| − | *[[1955]]: [[EOKA]] attempt to assassinated [[Cyprus]] governor Robert Armitage. The bomb explodes after his departure from the theatre. | + | *[[1955]]: [[EOKA]] attempt to assassinated [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]. The bomb explodes after his departure from the theatre. |
*[[1989]]: [[Manolis Glezos]] goes on hunger strike outside the offices of [[ERT]], protesting its unequal treatment of the Greek political parties. | *[[1989]]: [[Manolis Glezos]] goes on hunger strike outside the offices of [[ERT]], protesting its unequal treatment of the Greek political parties. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 19:41, May 17, 2006
Events
- 1881: Thessaly and Arta are ceded to Greece.
- 1902: Athens Mayor Spiros Mercouris is injured as the horses of his carriage go wild.
- 1955: EOKA attempt to assassinated Cyprus governor Robert Armitage. The bomb explodes after his departure from the theatre.
- 1989: Manolis Glezos goes on hunger strike outside the offices of ERT, protesting its unequal treatment of the Greek political parties.
Sports
- 1964: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiakos 1-0, thanks to a Vangelis Panakis header, to finish the season undefeated - the only Greek side to do so in the history of the Alpha Ethniki.
- 1992: Olympiakos defeat PAOK in Toumba Stadium for the first time in 22 years.
Births
- 1975: Yiannis Goumas, footballer