Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 30
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
- 1889: Maria Vetsera, a 17-year old baroness of Greek descent, committed suicide with her lover, Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary.
- 1925: Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople was deported by the Turkish government.
- 1929: Greek women acquired the right to vote.
- 1968: Junta-appointed Secretary General of Athletics, Lt. Col. Kostas Aslanidis, blasted corruption in football in a speech in Thessaloniki.
- 1995: Greek archaeologist, Lena Souvlatzi, announced in Egypt that she has discovered the tomb of Alexander the Great.
- Births: Giorgos S. Georgiadis, footballer (1971)
- Deaths: Orestes Makris, actor (1975), Christos Vakalopoulos, director (1993).
Recent days: January 29 - January 28