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== Births == | == Births == | ||
*[[1941]]: [[Doukissa Fotara]], [[Laika]] singer commonly known only by her first name. | *[[1941]]: [[Doukissa Fotara]], [[Laika]] singer commonly known only by her first name. | ||
+ | *[[1961]]: [[Giorgos Savvidis]], football player and coach. | ||
*[[1984]]: [[Panagiotis Vasilopoulos]], [[basketball]] player. | *[[1984]]: [[Panagiotis Vasilopoulos]], [[basketball]] player. | ||
Revision as of 14:28, January 17, 2008
Events
- 1833: The drachma replaces the phoenix as the monetary unit of Greece.
- 1919: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Vaslinovo and Berezovka during the Ukraine Expedition.
- 1981: 21 young fans are killed and 32 are injured, at the end of the Olympiakos - AEK derby, after Gate 7, which they were trying to exit, was left closed.
- 2005: Karolos Papoulias was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
Births
- 1941: Doukissa Fotara, Laika singer commonly known only by her first name.
- 1961: Giorgos Savvidis, football player and coach.
- 1984: Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, basketball player.
Deaths
- 1204: Alexius IV Angelus, Byzantine emperor
- 1972: Markos Vamvakaris, composer
- 1980: Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer
- 2000: Giorgos Kamaras, football player
- 2002: Yiannis Pathiakakis, football player