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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1864]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], politician | *[[1864]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], politician | ||
| + | *[[1942]]: [[Mimis Papaioannou]], footballer | ||
*[[1952]]: [[Giorgos Paraschos]], football player and coach | *[[1952]]: [[Giorgos Paraschos]], football player and coach | ||
*[[1957]]: [[Tasos Mitropoulos]], footballer, politician | *[[1957]]: [[Tasos Mitropoulos]], footballer, politician | ||
Revision as of 08:28, April 10, 2011
Events
- 636: The Battle of Yarmuk takes place, ending in Byzantine defeat to the Arabs.
- 1921: The Battle of the Sakarya commences during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
- 1926: A military coup by Gen. Georgios Kondilis brings down the Pangalos dictatorship.
- 1975: The trial of George Papadopoulos, Stylianos Pattakos, Nikolaos Makarezos and other Junta members ends with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They are sentenced to death.
Sports
- 1999: Anastasia Kelesidou wins the silver medal in discus (66.05m) at the Sevilla World Championships.
- 2004: 22-year-old Athanasia Tsoumeleka wins the gold medal (1:29.12) in the 20,000m walking race at the Athens Olympic Games.
- 2008: Alexandros Nikolaidis wins an Olympic silver medal in Tae kwon do.
Births
- 1864: Eleftherios Venizelos, politician
- 1942: Mimis Papaioannou, footballer
- 1952: Giorgos Paraschos, football player and coach
- 1957: Tasos Mitropoulos, footballer, politician
