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===January=== | ===January=== | ||
*[[January 21]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], land in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | *[[January 21]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], land in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | ||
| + | *[[January 29]]: A General Assembly of [[Crete|Cretans]] at [[Tzermiado]], [[Lasithi prefecture|Lasithi]], declares the [[Enosis|union]] of [[Crete]] with [[Greece]]. | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 22]]: [[Crete|Cretans]] battle against Turks in [[Ierapetra]]. | *[[February 22]]: [[Crete|Cretans]] battle against Turks in [[Ierapetra]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:05, April 18, 2007
Events
January
- January 21: 1,500 Greek troops, under Timoleon Vassos, land in Crete to aid local rebels who sought union with Greece.
- January 29: A General Assembly of Cretans at Tzermiado, Lasithi, declares the union of Crete with Greece.
February
- February 22: Cretans battle against Turks in Ierapetra.
April
- April 5: The Greek government declares war on Turkey and the Greco-Turkish War (1897) begins.
- April 17: The Greek Army, under Brig. Gen. Konstantinos Smolenskis, defeats the Turks at Velestino. This was the only Greek victory in the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
December
- December 4: The Istanbul Treaty was signed, officially ending the Greek-Turkish war. Greece was obligated to compensate Turkey with 4 million gold coins while they also had to evacuate the territories between Mt. Olympus and Kamvounia Mountain. Under the same treaty, Crete became independent.
Births
January
- January 2: Jim Londos, Greek-American Professional Wrestler
June
- June 5: Georgios Grivas, military figure and commander of EOKA.