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==Births==
*[[1967]]: [[Melina Kanakaredes]], [[Greek-American]] actress
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*[[1967]]: [[Melina Kanakaredes]], [[Greek-American]] actress.
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*[[1978]]: [[Kofi Amponsah]], footballer.
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==

Revision as of 13:06, September 29, 2006

Events

  • 1910: 25 men and women farmers are indicted for the bloody events of March 6 at Kileler.
  • 1941: King George II and the Greek Government flee to Crete as the Germans march towards Athens.
  • 1979: Nikos Sampson is temporarilly released from prison for health reasons.
  • 2003: Greek Cypriots are allowed to visit the occupied North for the first time since 1974. Turkish Cypriots are allowed to visit the South.

Sports

Births

Deaths

Namesdays-Holidays

  • Saint George (traditional; should the day fall within Holy Lent, it is celebrated on Easter Monday)
  • Holy Easter (a movable holiday)