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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1453]]: Turkish ships enter the [[Golden Horn]] over land to tighten the noose on besieged [[Constantinople]]. | ||
*[[1821]]: The [[Battle of Alamana]] takes place during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | *[[1821]]: The [[Battle of Alamana]] takes place during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
*[[1906]]: The [[1906 Summer Olympics|1906 Athens "Olympiad"]] commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop. | *[[1906]]: The [[1906 Summer Olympics|1906 Athens "Olympiad"]] commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop. | ||
Revision as of 16:13, January 25, 2010
Events
- 1453: Turkish ships enter the Golden Horn over land to tighten the noose on besieged Constantinople.
- 1821: The Battle of Alamana takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1906: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
- 1948: A strong earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) destroys much of Lefkada.
- 1980: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits Athens.
- 1988: Dimitris Christofias is elected Secretary General of AKEL, succeeding Ezekias Papaioannou who died earlier in the month.
Sports
Births
- 1909: Spyros Markezinis, politician
Deaths
- 1985: Giorgos Economidis, radio host, songwriter.