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*[[1825]]: [[Count Annibale Santarosa]], philhellene, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria. | *[[1825]]: [[Count Annibale Santarosa]], philhellene, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria. | ||
*[[1825]]: [[Anagnostaras]], killed in the Battle of Sphacteria. | *[[1825]]: [[Anagnostaras]], killed in the Battle of Sphacteria. | ||
| + | *[[2006]]: [[Missas Pantazopoulos]], basketball player and coach. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 12:13, November 11, 2009
Events
- 1821: During the Greek War of Independence, Athens is liberated by Greek forces under Dimos Antoniou.
- 1825: Ibrahim Pasha routes a force of 1,500 Greeks at Sphacteria.
- 1831: The government of Ioannis Kapodistrias publishes the first law concerning the press.
- 1912: Italian forces capture Rhodes.
- 1944: Greek guerrilas and British commandos kidnap Gen. Heinrich Kreipe, commander of the German garrison of Crete.
Births
- 1958: Giorgos Kostikos, footballer and coach.
Deaths
- 1825: Count Annibale Santarosa, philhellene, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria.
- 1825: Anagnostaras, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria.
- 2006: Missas Pantazopoulos, basketball player and coach.