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==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1940]]: The Greek army, on the offensive against the Italians, liberates [[Argyrokastro]].
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*[[1940]]: The Greek army, on the offensive against the Italians, liberates [[Argyrokastro]]. The Times of New York write that Greeks forced the powers of Axis to be defeated for the first time since the beginning of the [[WWII]].
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*[[1943]]: German occupation troops execute 36 Greeks at [[Kerpini]], [[Achaea prefecture]].
 
*[[1966]]: The ferry "Heraklion" sinks off the Aegean island of [[Falkonera]] killing 217 passengers.
 
*[[1966]]: The ferry "Heraklion" sinks off the Aegean island of [[Falkonera]] killing 217 passengers.
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*[[1969]]: An [[Olympic Airlines|Olympic Airways]] Douglas DC-6 crashes near [[Keratea]], Athens, Greece. All 90 passengers and crew (85 passengers and 5 crew members) perish.
 
*[[1974]]:  In a democratic referendum held, 69.2% of [[Greek]] people confirmed the [[King_Constantine_II#Abolition_of_the_Monarchy|monarchy's abolition]].
 
*[[1974]]:  In a democratic referendum held, 69.2% of [[Greek]] people confirmed the [[King_Constantine_II#Abolition_of_the_Monarchy|monarchy's abolition]].
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*[[2005]]: [[Basketball]] super-star [[Nikos Galis]] weds Eleni Panagiotou.
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===Sports===
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*[[1976]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, on away goals, despite a 3-1 loss to Red Star Belgrade.
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*[[2009]]: [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] come away with a 2-2 Champions' League draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. It was the first time, all season long, that Chelsea had failed to win at home and the first goals they conceded since last August!
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
*[[1867]]: [[Grigoris Xenopoulos]], author
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*[[1867]]: [[Grigoris Xenopoulos]], author.
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*[[1940]]: [[Thymios Karakatsanis]], actor.
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*[[1946]]: [[Giorgos Karafeskos]], footballer.
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*[[1962]]: [[Dimitris Koutsoukis]], athlete ([[shot put]])
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:06, November 28, 2010

Events

Sports

  • 1976: AEK advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, on away goals, despite a 3-1 loss to Red Star Belgrade.
  • 2009: APOEL come away with a 2-2 Champions' League draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. It was the first time, all season long, that Chelsea had failed to win at home and the first goals they conceded since last August!

Births