Difference between revisions of "May 8"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Events) |
(→Events) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1821]]: [[Samos]], under [[Lycurgus Logothetis]], joins the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
*[[1919]]: [[Aristides Stergiadis]] is installed as High Commissioner of [[Smyrna]]. | *[[1919]]: [[Aristides Stergiadis]] is installed as High Commissioner of [[Smyrna]]. | ||
*[[1936]]: 12 tobacco workers are killed in violent demonstrations in [[Thessaloniki]]. 282 others are injured. | *[[1936]]: 12 tobacco workers are killed in violent demonstrations in [[Thessaloniki]]. 282 others are injured. | ||
Revision as of 08:16, June 4, 2006
Events
- 1821: Samos, under Lycurgus Logothetis, joins the Greek War of Independence.
- 1919: Aristides Stergiadis is installed as High Commissioner of Smyrna.
- 1936: 12 tobacco workers are killed in violent demonstrations in Thessaloniki. 282 others are injured.
- 1948: American journalist, George Polk, is murdered in Thessaloniki.
- 1989: Former Minister Giorgos Petsos is injured in a bomb attack by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November in Filothei.