Difference between revisions of "February 21"

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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.
1963: The ERE government puts forward proposals to amend the Greek constitution by expanding the power of the executive branch of government.
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".

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.

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 *[[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]].
+*[[1963]]: The [[ERE]] government puts forward proposals to amend the Greek constitution by expanding the power of the executive branch of government.
 *[[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".