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| − | + | *[[1823]]: [[Lord Byron]] arrived in [[Messolonghi]]. | |
| + | *[[1924]]: The Municipal Police Force was established in [[Athens]]. | ||
| + | *[[1940]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front got worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaced General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero. | ||
| + | *[[1953]]: [[Greece]] replaced the oka with the kilogram as the standard measure of weight. | ||
| + | *[[1966]]: Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Kotzamanis were found guilty of "grievous bodily injuries" in the [[Grigorios Lambrakis]] trial in [[Thessaloniki]]. All the other accused are unanimously acquitted. | ||
| + | *[[1998]]: The governments of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] decided to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in [[Crete]], ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions. | ||
| + | *Births: [[Elias Sapanis]], footballer ([[1973]]) | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photius II]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] ([[1935]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 28]] - [[December 27]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 28]] - [[December 27]]</span> | ||
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Revision as of 10:51, December 15, 2006
- 1823: Lord Byron arrived in Messolonghi.
- 1924: The Municipal Police Force was established in Athens.
- 1940: As the situation on the Albanian Front got worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaced General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
- 1953: Greece replaced the oka with the kilogram as the standard measure of weight.
- 1966: Emmanouil Emmanouilidis and Spyros Kotzamanis were found guilty of "grievous bodily injuries" in the Grigorios Lambrakis trial in Thessaloniki. All the other accused are unanimously acquitted.
- 1998: The governments of Greece and Cyprus decided to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in Crete, ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions.
- Births: Elias Sapanis, footballer (1973)
- Deaths: Photius II, Patriarch of Constantinople (1935)
Recent days: December 28 - December 27