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*[[1936]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m hurdles]]: 53.5 | *[[1936]]: [[Christos Mantikas]] breaks the Greek record for the [[400m hurdles]]: 53.5 | ||
| + | *[[1961]]: [[Myron Anyfandakis]] breaks the Greek record for the [[javelin throw]] with 74.15m. | ||
*[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]] breaks the Greek record for the [[100m]] with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years. | *[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]] breaks the Greek record for the [[100m]] with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years. | ||
*[[1984]]: [[Babis Cholidis]] wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad. | *[[1984]]: [[Babis Cholidis]] wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad. | ||
Revision as of 12:06, August 7, 2008
Contents
Events
- 1865: The Hymn to Freedom is established as the National Anthem of Greece.
- 1936: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.
Sports
- 1936: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5
- 1961: Myron Anyfandakis breaks the Greek record for the javelin throw with 74.15m.
- 1972: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos breaks the Greek record for the 100m with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years.
- 1984: Babis Cholidis wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad.
- 1992: Morfo Drosidou wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
Births
- 1936: Giorgos Zografos, singer and actor.
- 1972: Predrag Djordjevic, footballer.
- 1975: Nikos Liberopoulos, footballer.
Deaths
- 1834: Panourgias Panourgias, War of Independence hero.
- 1865: Makarios I, Archbishop of Cyprus.
- 1878: Patriarch Joachim II of Constantinople.
- 1975: Andreas Empirikos, writer.
- 1991: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet.
- 1991: Giorgos Mouflouzelis, rebetika musician.
