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| + | *[[1878]]: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. [[Skarlatos Soutsos]], invade [[Thessaly]] to protect the locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke. | ||
*[[1897]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], land in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | *[[1897]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], land in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | ||
*[[1944]]: Four units of the [[Hellenic Navy]] take part in the landing at Anzio. | *[[1944]]: Four units of the [[Hellenic Navy]] take part in the landing at Anzio. | ||
Revision as of 12:19, April 30, 2007
Events
- 1878: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. Skarlatos Soutsos, invade Thessaly to protect the locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke.
- 1897: 1,500 Greek troops, under Timoleon Vassos, land in Crete to aid local rebels who sought union with Greece.
- 1944: Four units of the Hellenic Navy take part in the landing at Anzio.
- 1988: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate US official George Karos.
Sports
- 1989: A luxury hotel opens inside the training camp of Panathinaikos at Paiania. It was the beginning of the construction of a modern training camp (one of the best in Europe) which was concluded in 1993.
Births
- 1924: Telly Savalas, Greek-American actor
- 1939: Phaedon Georgitsis, actor.
- 1943: Dimitris Poulikakos, actor.