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*[[January 23]]: The Greek Government publishes the law that adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
 
*[[January 23]]: The Greek Government publishes the law that adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
 
*[[January 30]]: Greece and Turkey sign the agreement to exchange populations. The Greeks of [[Constantinople]] and the Turks and other Muslims of Western [[Thrace]] are excluded from this mandatory exchange.
 
*[[January 30]]: Greece and Turkey sign the agreement to exchange populations. The Greeks of [[Constantinople]] and the Turks and other Muslims of Western [[Thrace]] are excluded from this mandatory exchange.
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===February===
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*[[February 23]]: [[Chrysostom I]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece.
  
 
===March===
 
===March===
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*[[July 24]]: The [[Treaty of Lausanne]] is signed.
 
*[[July 24]]: The [[Treaty of Lausanne]] is signed.
 
===August===
 
===August===
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*[[August 1]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Crete]].
 
*[[August 30]]: Italian forces bombard and occupy [[Corfu]] in retaliation for the death of  kidnapped Italian General Enrico Tellini by bandits. 20 Greeks die in the bombardment.
 
*[[August 30]]: Italian forces bombard and occupy [[Corfu]] in retaliation for the death of  kidnapped Italian General Enrico Tellini by bandits. 20 Greeks die in the bombardment.
  
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 9]]: 5,000 mostly Greek-owned businesses are shut down in [[Constantinople]].
 
*[[October 9]]: 5,000 mostly Greek-owned businesses are shut down in [[Constantinople]].
*[[October 27]]: An attempted royalist coup by [[Ioannis Metaxas]], G. Ziras and others is put down.
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*[[October 22]]: A coup d'etat led by Generals [[Georgios Leonardopoulos]] and [[Panagiotis Gargalidis]] and Colonel [[Georgios Ziras]] breaks out.
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*[[October 27]]: An attempted royalist coup led by Generals [[Georgios Leonardopoulos]] and [[Panagiotis Gargalidis]] and Colonel [[Georgios Ziras]] is put down.
  
 
===November===
 
===November===
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===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 5]]: A powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Chalkidiki prefecture]] and the surrounding area.
 
*[[December 5]]: A powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Chalkidiki prefecture]] and the surrounding area.
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*[[December 16]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] triumphs in the national elections, winning 250 seats in [[Hellenic Parliament|parliament]] out of 397.
 
*[[December 19]]: [[King George II]] goes into exile.
 
*[[December 19]]: [[King George II]] goes into exile.
  
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===March===
 
===March===
 
*[[March 13]]: Brig. Gen. [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]], member of the [[Junta]]
 
*[[March 13]]: Brig. Gen. [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]], member of the [[Junta]]
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===September===
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*[[September 28]]: [[Zachos Hadjifotiou]], writer
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===October===
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*[[October 22]]: [[Pete Pihos]], [[Greek-American]] National Football League player
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===December===
 
===December===
 
* [[December 2]]: [[Maria Callas]], opera singer
 
* [[December 2]]: [[Maria Callas]], opera singer

Latest revision as of 14:44, August 30, 2012

Events

January

  • January 22: A decision to establish an agrarian bank to aid the farmers is made by the Greek government.
  • January 23: The Greek Government publishes the law that adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
  • January 30: Greece and Turkey sign the agreement to exchange populations. The Greeks of Constantinople and the Turks and other Muslims of Western Thrace are excluded from this mandatory exchange.

February

March

April

July

August

  • August 1: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes Crete.
  • August 30: Italian forces bombard and occupy Corfu in retaliation for the death of kidnapped Italian General Enrico Tellini by bandits. 20 Greeks die in the bombardment.

September

  • September 20: Patriarch Meletius IV resigns the Ecumenical throne amid growing political pressure.
  • September 27: The Italian forces that had occupied Corfu evacuate the island. Greece is forced to pay an indemnity to the Italian government.

October

November

December

Births

March

September

October

December

Deaths