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*[[1404]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor. | *[[1404]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor. | ||
| + | *[[1935]]: [[Charilaos Michail]], [[EOKA]] fighter. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 21:48, February 22, 2006
Events
- 474: Zeno I ascends to the Byzantine throne.
- 1919: Workers in Thessaloniki protest shortages in food.
- 1950: Martial law, imposed as a result of the Greek Civil War, is lifted throughout Greece.
- 1954: The statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis on his horse, is placed in front of old Parliament building.
- 1976: The European Common Market accepts the application of Greece for full membership.
- 1995: Four members of the Northern Epirus "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities.
Births
- 1404: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine emperor.
- 1935: Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter.
Deaths
- 1857: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem.
