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*[[1912]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | *[[1912]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | ||
*[[1944]]: Greek guerrilas and British commandos kidnap Gen. Heinrich Kreipe, commander of the German garrison of [[Crete]]. | *[[1944]]: Greek guerrilas and British commandos kidnap Gen. Heinrich Kreipe, commander of the German garrison of [[Crete]]. | ||
+ | ===Sports=== | ||
+ | *[[2014]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 4-1 to lift the [[Greek Football Cup]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== |
Revision as of 20:44, April 26, 2014
Contents
Events
- 1821: During the Greek War of Independence, Athens is liberated by Greek forces under Dimos Antoniou.
- 1825: Ibrahim Pasha routes a force of 1,500 Greeks at Sphacteria.
- 1831: The government of Ioannis Kapodistrias publishes the first law concerning the press.
- 1912: Italian forces capture Rhodes.
- 1944: Greek guerrilas and British commandos kidnap Gen. Heinrich Kreipe, commander of the German garrison of Crete.
Sports
- 2014: Panathinaikos defeat PAOK 4-1 to lift the Greek Football Cup.
Births
- 1934: Plastiras Xylas, footballer.
- 1958: Giorgos Kostikos, footballer and coach.
Deaths
- 1825: Count Annibale Santarosa, philhellene, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria.
- 1825: Anagnostaras, killed in the Battle of Sphacteria.
- 2006: Missas Pantazopoulos, basketball player and coach.