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[[Image:Life_1940_12_16.jpg|thumb|250px|The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)]] | [[Image:Life_1940_12_16.jpg|thumb|250px|The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)]] | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | ===January=== | ||
+ | *[[January 2]]: An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale strikes [[Kefalonia]]. | ||
+ | *[[January 5]]: Greek boxer, [[Anton Christoforidis]], marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York. | ||
+ | *[[January 26]]: Greece and Britain sign a major trade agreement. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
− | *[[June 2]]: | + | *[[June 2]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Aris FC|Aris]] 3-1 at the [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] and lift the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the first time. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ evacuation of Dunkirk. |
+ | |||
+ | ===July=== | ||
+ | *[[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. | ||
+ | *[[July 12]]: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of [[Crete]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 15]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]]. | ||
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===October=== | ===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]]. | *[[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]]. | ||
+ | *[[October 30]]: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during [[World War II]]. | ||
+ | *[[October 31]]: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania. | ||
+ | *[[October 31]]: British forces land in [[Crete]]. | ||
+ | |||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
+ | *[[November 1]]: Lieutenant [[Alexandros Diakos]] becomes the first Greek Army officer to die in [[World War II]]. | ||
*[[November 2]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties. | *[[November 2]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties. | ||
+ | *[[November 3]]: The first Greek units cross the Albanian border in pursuit of the Italian army. | ||
+ | *[[November 3]]: Greek forces of the 8th Division beat back an Italian assault against Kalpaki hill in [[Epirus]]. | ||
*[[November 9]]: After the complete failure of the [[World War II|invasion of Greece]] by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War. | *[[November 9]]: After the complete failure of the [[World War II|invasion of Greece]] by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War. | ||
+ | *[[November 17]]: The last Italian invaders leave the Greek soil. | ||
+ | *[[November 18]]: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Greece. | ||
*[[November 22]]: The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters [[Korytsa]] in [[World War II]] | *[[November 22]]: The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters [[Korytsa]] in [[World War II]] | ||
*[[November 24]]: The Greek army "[[Great Idea|liberates]]" the town of [[Moschopolis]] (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of [[Northern Epirus]] (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in [[WWII]] | *[[November 24]]: The Greek army "[[Great Idea|liberates]]" the town of [[Moschopolis]] (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of [[Northern Epirus]] (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in [[WWII]] | ||
+ | *[[November 27]]: The [[Battle of Pogradec]] commences. | ||
*[[November 30]]: The Greek Army enters Pogradec. | *[[November 30]]: The Greek Army enters Pogradec. | ||
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*[[December 6]]: The Greek army liberates [[Agioi Saranda]]. | *[[December 6]]: The Greek army liberates [[Agioi Saranda]]. | ||
*[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]]. | *[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]]. | ||
+ | *[[December 17]]: Dr. Vasilios Vergis, on his own initiative, lands with a band of 14 men on [[Agathonisi]] and captures its Italian garrison as prisoners. | ||
*[[December 22]]: The Greek army liberates [[Chimara]]. | *[[December 22]]: The Greek army liberates [[Chimara]]. | ||
− | *[[December 22]]: The [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under the command of Lt.Cdr. Iatridis, sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic. | + | *[[December 22]]: The [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under the command of Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic. |
+ | *[[December 24]]: [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant ship Firenze (3952 BRT) in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island | ||
*[[December 29]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero. | *[[December 29]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero. | ||
− | + | *[[December 29]]: [[Submarine RHS Proteus]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Michail Hadjikonstantis]], sinks the Italian merchant ship Sardegna in the Adriatic but is sunk itself by Italian war ships. | |
− | + | *[[December 31]]: [[Submarine RHS Katsonis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Athanasios Spanidis]], sinks the Italian merchant ship Quinto in the Adriatic | |
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
+ | ===January=== | ||
+ | *[[January 19]]: [[Aris San]], Greek-Israeli singer | ||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 29]]: His All-Holiness [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]]. | *[[February 29]]: His All-Holiness [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]]. | ||
+ | ===March=== | ||
+ | *[[March 4]]: [[Giorgos Koinousis]], songwriter, singer | ||
+ | ===May=== | ||
+ | *[[May 7]]: [[Harry Klynn]], comedian | ||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 2]]: Former [[King Constantine II]] of Greece. | *[[June 2]]: Former [[King Constantine II]] of Greece. | ||
+ | *[[June 2]]: [[Dimos Maglaras]], athlete | ||
+ | ===July=== | ||
+ | *[[July 4]]: [[Anna Fonsou]], actress | ||
+ | *[[July 26]]: [[Tolis Voskopoulos]], singer | ||
+ | ===August=== | ||
+ | *[[August 13]]: [[Kostas Kafasis]], singer, actor | ||
+ | *[[August 23]]: [[Lolos Hasekidis]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===September=== | ||
+ | *[[September 7]]: [[Sotiris Moustakas]], actor | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
*[[October 28]]: [[Poly Panou]], popular singer | *[[October 28]]: [[Poly Panou]], popular singer | ||
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+ | ===Unknown=== | ||
+ | *[[Spiros Arion]], wrestler | ||
+ | *[[Stelios Skevofilakas]], footballer | ||
+ | *[[Christos Zanteroglou]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Deaths== | ||
+ | ===February=== | ||
+ | *[[February 1]]: [[Zacharias Papantoniou]], writer, poet. | ||
+ | ===March=== | ||
+ | *[[March 26]]: [[Spiros Loues]], [[1896 Olympic Games]] Marathon winner. | ||
+ | ===November=== | ||
+ | *[[November 1]]: Lt [[Alexandros Diakos]], first Greek officer to fall in battle in [[WWII]] | ||
+ | *[[November 17]]: [[Giorgos Vatikis]], footballer - killed in action. | ||
+ | *[[November 18]]: [[Dimitris Pierrakos]], footballer killed in the [[Battle of Pogradec]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===December=== | ||
+ | *[[December 5]]: Col [[Mardohaios Frizis]], first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]]. | ||
+ | *[[December 29]]: Lt Cdr [[Michail Hadjikonstantis]], naval officer, [[WW II]] hero | ||
+ | |||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
[[Category:1940]] | [[Category:1940]] |
Latest revision as of 14:03, November 8, 2015
Contents
Events
January
- January 2: An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale strikes Kefalonia.
- January 5: Greek boxer, Anton Christoforidis, marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York.
- January 26: Greece and Britain sign a major trade agreement.
June
- June 2: Panathinaikos defeat Aris 3-1 at the Leoforos Stadium and lift the Greek Football Cup for the first time. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ evacuation of Dunkirk.
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.
- July 12: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of Crete.
August
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.
- October 30: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during World War II.
- October 31: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania.
- October 31: British forces land in Crete.
November
- November 1: Lieutenant Alexandros Diakos becomes the first Greek Army officer to die in World War II.
- November 2: The Italian Air Force bombs Ioannina causing civilian casualties.
- November 3: The first Greek units cross the Albanian border in pursuit of the Italian army.
- November 3: Greek forces of the 8th Division beat back an Italian assault against Kalpaki hill in Epirus.
- November 9: After the complete failure of the invasion of Greece by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War.
- November 17: The last Italian invaders leave the Greek soil.
- November 18: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Greece.
- November 22: The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters Korytsa in World War II
- November 24: The Greek army "liberates" the town of Moschopolis (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of Northern Epirus (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in WWII
- November 27: The Battle of Pogradec commences.
- November 30: The Greek Army enters Pogradec.
December
- December 3: The Greek army liberates Premeti.
- December 5: Colonel Mardochaios Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής) is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- December 6: The Greek army liberates Agioi Saranda.
- December 8: The Greek army liberates Argyrokastro.
- December 17: Dr. Vasilios Vergis, on his own initiative, lands with a band of 14 men on Agathonisi and captures its Italian garrison as prisoners.
- December 22: The Greek army liberates Chimara.
- December 22: The Submarine Papanikolis, under the command of Lt.Cdr. Miltiades Iatridis, sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic.
- December 24: Submarine RHS Papanikolis, under Lt.Cdr. Miltiades Iatridis, torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant ship Firenze (3952 BRT) in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island
- December 29: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
- December 29: Submarine RHS Proteus, under Lt.Cdr. Michail Hadjikonstantis, sinks the Italian merchant ship Sardegna in the Adriatic but is sunk itself by Italian war ships.
- December 31: Submarine RHS Katsonis, under Lt.Cdr. Athanasios Spanidis, sinks the Italian merchant ship Quinto in the Adriatic
Births
January
- January 19: Aris San, Greek-Israeli singer
February
- February 29: His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I.
March
- March 4: Giorgos Koinousis, songwriter, singer
May
- May 7: Harry Klynn, comedian
June
- June 2: Former King Constantine II of Greece.
- June 2: Dimos Maglaras, athlete
July
- July 4: Anna Fonsou, actress
- July 26: Tolis Voskopoulos, singer
August
- August 13: Kostas Kafasis, singer, actor
- August 23: Lolos Hasekidis, footballer
September
- September 7: Sotiris Moustakas, actor
October
- October 28: Poly Panou, popular singer
Unknown
- Spiros Arion, wrestler
- Stelios Skevofilakas, footballer
- Christos Zanteroglou, footballer
Deaths
February
- February 1: Zacharias Papantoniou, writer, poet.
March
- March 26: Spiros Loues, 1896 Olympic Games Marathon winner.
November
- November 1: Lt Alexandros Diakos, first Greek officer to fall in battle in WWII
- November 17: Giorgos Vatikis, footballer - killed in action.
- November 18: Dimitris Pierrakos, footballer killed in the Battle of Pogradec
December
- December 5: Col Mardohaios Frizis, first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- December 29: Lt Cdr Michail Hadjikonstantis, naval officer, WW II hero