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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[1909]]: The Great Powers demand that Turkey negotiates the [[Crete|Cretan]] matter only with themselves and not Greece. | ||
*[[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. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== |
Revision as of 11:39, March 2, 2007
Events
- 1909: The Great Powers demand that Turkey negotiates the Cretan matter only with themselves and not Greece.
- 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.
Sports
- 2004: Judo athlete, Elias Eliadis, wins gold in the Athens Olympic Games.
Deaths
- 2001: Nikos Goumas, President of AEK FC.