Difference between revisions of "1940"

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===June===
 
===June===
 
*[[June 2]]: With [[Kleanthis Vikelidis]] in its roster, [[Aris FC|Aris]] is defeated by [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (3-1) at the [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] at the final of the [[Greek Football Cup]]. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ evacuation of Dunkirk.
 
*[[June 2]]: With [[Kleanthis Vikelidis]] in its roster, [[Aris FC|Aris]] is defeated by [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (3-1) at the [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] at the final of the [[Greek Football Cup]]. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ evacuation of Dunkirk.
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===July===
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*[[July 8]]: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee at a cost of 7.5 million [[drachma]]s, is inaugurated.
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===August===
 
===August===
 
*[[August 15]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]].
 
*[[August 15]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]].

Revision as of 09:29, October 30, 2008

The Greek artillery in Albania
The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)

Events

January

June

July

  • July 8: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee at a cost of 7.5 million drachmas, is inaugurated.

August

  • August 15: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of Tinos.

October

  • October 28: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.

November

December

Births

February

March

May

June

July

September

October

Unknown

Deaths

February

March

November

December