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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[969]]: [[Nikiforos Fokas]], Emperor of Byzantium, is assassinated.
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*[[969]]: [[Nicephorus Phocas]], Emperor of Byzantium, is assassinated.
 
*[[1832]]:  the island of [[Samos]] was granted autonomous status within the [[Ottoman Empire]], guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor , a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
 
*[[1832]]:  the island of [[Samos]] was granted autonomous status within the [[Ottoman Empire]], guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor , a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
 
*[[1963]]: THe Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to [[George Seferis]]. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..." <!-- "Ανήκω σε μια χώρα μικρή. Είναι μικρός ο τόπος μας, αλλά η παράδοσή του είναι τεράστια... Η ελληνική γλώσσα δεν έπαψε ποτέ της να μιλιέται...".-->
 
*[[1963]]: THe Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to [[George Seferis]]. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..." <!-- "Ανήκω σε μια χώρα μικρή. Είναι μικρός ο τόπος μας, αλλά η παράδοσή του είναι τεράστια... Η ελληνική γλώσσα δεν έπαψε ποτέ της να μιλιέται...".-->

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Events

  • 969: Nicephorus Phocas, Emperor of Byzantium, is assassinated.
  • 1832: the island of Samos was granted autonomous status within the Ottoman Empire, guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor , a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
  • 1963: THe Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to George Seferis. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..."
  • 1978: Mimis Domazos ends his term as the first PSAP President.
  • 1981:Evangelos Averof is elected Chairman of the New Democracy party.

Births