Difference between revisions of "February 21"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Events) |
(→Events) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1858]]: Old [[Corinth]] is destroyed by a major earthquake. The city will be rebuilt closer to the sea. | ||
*[[1915]]: Prime Minister [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into [[World War I]] - with [[King Constantine I]]. | *[[1915]]: Prime Minister [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into [[World War I]] - with [[King Constantine I]]. | ||
*[[1941]]: Seven Italian aircraft are downed over [[Greece]] in a single day during [[World War II]]. | *[[1941]]: Seven Italian aircraft are downed over [[Greece]] in a single day during [[World War II]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:21, April 6, 2007
Events
- 1858: Old Corinth is destroyed by a major earthquake. The city will be rebuilt closer to the sea.
- 1915: Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into World War I - with King Constantine I.
- 1941: Seven Italian aircraft are downed over Greece in a single day during World War II.
- 1985: Publisher Nikos Momferatos of the daily paper Apogevmatini and his driver are killed in Kolonaki. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.
- 1993: Turkish PM, Turgut Ozal, accuses Greece of "chauvinism" in relation to FYROM's use of the name "Macedonia".
Sports
- 1994: Sportime, the daily sports newspaper, is first published.
- 2000: Coach Vangelis Roupakas leads Barcelona to their first Spanish Water Polo Cup. He becomes the second Greek coach after Yiannis Yiannouris (Pescara) to win a title abroad.
Births
- 1947: Olympia Snowe, Greek-American politician.
- 1957: Angelos Dionysiou, singer