Difference between revisions of "August 4"

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1865: The Hymn to Freedom is established as the National Anthem of Greece.
1936: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.

1929: Ergotelis FC play their first match: a 4-0 victory over Leon at Handax Stadium in Heraklio, Crete.
1936: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5
1961: Myron Anyfandakis breaks the Greek record for the javelin throw with 74.15m.
1972: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos breaks the Greek record for the 100m with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years.
1984: Babis Cholidis wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad.
1992: Morfo Drosidou wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
2004: Demis Nikolaidis becomes President of AEK at age 31.

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 *[[1936]]: Prime Minister [[Ioannis Metaxas]] declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.
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+*[[1929]]: [[Ergotelis FC]] play their first match: a 4-0 victory over Leon at Handax Stadium in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]].
 *[[1936]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m hurdles]]: 53.5
 *[[1961]]: [[Myron Anyfandakis]] breaks the Greek record for the [[javelin throw]] with 74.15m.