Difference between revisions of "May 24"

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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.

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.

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 ==Events==
+*[[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.
+*[[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 FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Olympiakos FC|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 FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] in [[Toumba Stadium]] for the first time in 22 years.
 ==Births==