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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 18]]: The Hatt-i-Humayun is issued by the High Porte in [[Constantinople]], promising greater freedom for Christians in the Ottoman Empire. | *[[February 18]]: The Hatt-i-Humayun is issued by the High Porte in [[Constantinople]], promising greater freedom for Christians in the Ottoman Empire. | ||
| + | ===October=== | ||
| + | *[[October 12]]: A major earthquake (7.7 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Crete]]. 500 persons are killed. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 16:12, February 25, 2009
Events
February
- February 18: The Hatt-i-Humayun is issued by the High Porte in Constantinople, promising greater freedom for Christians in the Ottoman Empire.
October
- October 12: A major earthquake (7.7 on the Richter scale) strikes Crete. 500 persons are killed.
Births
- April 15: Jean Moreas, French-Greek poet.
- Date Unknown: Spyros Mercouris, mayor of Athens and grandfather of Melina Mercouri.