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*[[1905]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]], communist resistance leader. | *[[1905]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]], communist resistance leader. | ||
*[[1905]]: [[Giorgos Theotokas]], writer | *[[1905]]: [[Giorgos Theotokas]], writer | ||
| + | *[[1927]]: [[Yiannis Kanakis]], footballer | ||
*[[1951]]: [[Kikis Kazamias]], [[Cypriot]] politician. | *[[1951]]: [[Kikis Kazamias]], [[Cypriot]] politician. | ||
Revision as of 07:59, April 17, 2016
Events
- 479 BC: The Battle of Plataea takes place
- 479 BC: The Battle of Mycale takes place
- 1886: A major earthquake, registering 7.5 on the Richter scale, strikes Filiatra destroying the city.
- 1912: Alexandros Karamanlakis becomes the first casualty of the Greek air force when his plane crashes in the Corinthian Gulf.
- 1998: The Greek stock market ("Sofokleous Street") closes with a 7.7% loss.
Sports
- 2003: Periklis Iakovakis breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17 in the Paris World Championships.
- 2012: Panionios defeat Aris 1-0 in their Superleague opener. This match was the first in 23 years where two Greek clubs fielded no foreigners in their starting lineups.
Births
- 1780: Constantine Oikonomos of the Oikonomoi, clergyman and theologian
- 1905: Aris Velouchiotis, communist resistance leader.
- 1905: Giorgos Theotokas, writer
- 1927: Yiannis Kanakis, footballer
- 1951: Kikis Kazamias, Cypriot politician.
Deaths
- 1997: Sotiria Bellou, rebetiko singer.
- 2005: Giorgos Mouzakis, music composer
- 2011: Lykourgos Kallergis, actor, director