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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: German troops enter [[Chalkida]] and invade [[Attica]]. | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: German paratroopers occupy the [[Corinth]] Isthmus. | ||
*[[1941]]: Adolf Hitler signs Directive Number 28, ordering the invasion of [[Crete]]. | *[[1941]]: Adolf Hitler signs Directive Number 28, ordering the invasion of [[Crete]]. | ||
| + | *[[1957]]: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Rhodes]] and the surrounding areas including the neighbouring Turkish coasts. | ||
| + | *[[1974]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] declares [[EOKA B']] to be an illegal organisation. | ||
| + | *[[2011]]: Greece withdraws from World Children's Games in Ankara due to the presence of a team from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". | ||
| + | *[[2021]]: [[Greece]] mourns its 10,000th casualty due to COVID-19. | ||
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| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2015]]: The women’s water polo team of [[Olympiakos]] win their first ever Euro League title by beating holders Sabadell from Spain 10-9 | ||
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| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1994]]: [[Giorgos Gennimatas]], [[PASOK]] politician. | ||
| + | *[[2006]]: [[Missas Pantazopoulos]], basketball player and coach. | ||
| + | *[[2022]]: [[Kostas Karapatis]], footballer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, April 26, 2022
Events
- 1941: German troops enter Chalkida and invade Attica.
- 1941: German paratroopers occupy the Corinth Isthmus.
- 1941: Adolf Hitler signs Directive Number 28, ordering the invasion of Crete.
- 1957: A major earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) strikes Rhodes and the surrounding areas including the neighbouring Turkish coasts.
- 1974: Archbishop Makarios III declares EOKA B' to be an illegal organisation.
- 2011: Greece withdraws from World Children's Games in Ankara due to the presence of a team from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus".
- 2021: Greece mourns its 10,000th casualty due to COVID-19.
Sports
- 2015: The women’s water polo team of Olympiakos win their first ever Euro League title by beating holders Sabadell from Spain 10-9
Deaths
- 1994: Giorgos Gennimatas, PASOK politician.
- 2006: Missas Pantazopoulos, basketball player and coach.
- 2022: Kostas Karapatis, footballer
