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*[[1947]]: [[Olympia Snowe]], [[Greek-American]] politician. | *[[1947]]: [[Olympia Snowe]], [[Greek-American]] politician. | ||
*[[1957]]: [[Angelos Dionysiou]], singer | *[[1957]]: [[Angelos Dionysiou]], singer | ||
| + | *[[1985]]: [[Georgios Samaras]], footballer | ||
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[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 12:47, May 17, 2007
Events
- 1858: Old Corinth is destroyed by a major earthquake. The city will be rebuilt closer to the sea.
- 1915: Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into World War I - with King Constantine I.
- 1941: Seven Italian aircraft are downed over Greece in a single day during World War II.
- 1985: Publisher Nikos Momferatos of the daily paper Apogevmatini and his driver are killed in Kolonaki. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.
- 1993: Turkish PM, Turgut Ozal, accuses Greece of "chauvinism" in relation to FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia".
Sports
- 1994: Sportime, the daily sports newspaper, is first published.
- 2000: Coach Vangelis Roupakas leads Barcelona to their first Spanish Water Polo Cup. He becomes the second Greek coach after Yiannis Yiannouris (Pescara) to win a title abroad.
Births
- 1947: Olympia Snowe, Greek-American politician.
- 1957: Angelos Dionysiou, singer
- 1985: Georgios Samaras, footballer