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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1909]]: The Great Powers demand that Turkey negotiates the [[Crete|Cretan]] matter only with themselves and not Greece.  
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*[[1901]]: Archaeologist Ch. Tsountas announces the discovery of a neolithic settlement in [[Sesklo]], near [[Volos]].
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*[[1909]]: The Great Powers demand that Turkey negotiates the [[Crete|Cretan]] matter only with themselves and not Greece.
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*[[1944]]: German troops execute 148 Greeks in [[Kokkinia]], [[Piraeus]].  
 
*[[1999]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) causes extensive damage to Izmit ([[Nicomedia]]) Turkey. Greek rescue units will be among the first on the scene. A political rapprochement between the countries will follow.
 
*[[1999]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) causes extensive damage to Izmit ([[Nicomedia]]) Turkey. Greek rescue units will be among the first on the scene. A political rapprochement between the countries will follow.
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*[[2007]]: PM [[Costas Karamanlis]] formally requests that President [[Karolos Papoulias]] dissolve [[Hellenic Parliament|Parliament]] and proclaim general elections.
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===Sports===
 
===Sports===
 
*[[2004]]: Judo athlete, [[Elias Eliadis]], wins gold in the Athens Olympic Games.
 
*[[2004]]: Judo athlete, [[Elias Eliadis]], wins gold in the Athens Olympic Games.
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*[[2001]]: [[Nikos Goumas]], President of [[AEK FC]].
 
*[[2001]]: [[Nikos Goumas]], President of [[AEK FC]].
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*[[2012]]: [[Panos Markovits]], [[football (soccer)|football]] coach.
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*[[2020]]: [[Savvas Theodoridis]], footballer
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:22, August 17, 2020

Events

  • 1901: Archaeologist Ch. Tsountas announces the discovery of a neolithic settlement in Sesklo, near Volos.
  • 1909: The Great Powers demand that Turkey negotiates the Cretan matter only with themselves and not Greece.
  • 1944: German troops execute 148 Greeks in Kokkinia, Piraeus.
  • 1999: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) causes extensive damage to Izmit (Nicomedia) Turkey. Greek rescue units will be among the first on the scene. A political rapprochement between the countries will follow.
  • 2007: PM Costas Karamanlis formally requests that President Karolos Papoulias dissolve Parliament and proclaim general elections.

Sports

Deaths