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*[[1976]]: The European Common Market accepts the application of [[Greece]] for full membership. | *[[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. | *[[1995]]: Four members of the [[Northern Epirus]] "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities. | ||
| − | *[[2007]]: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. | + | *[[2007]]: The body of [[Yiannis Vartholomeos]], head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 15:21, February 10, 2007
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.
- 2007: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central Zografou area.
Births
- 1404: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine emperor.
- 1935: Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter.
- 1957: Katerina Stanisi, singer.
- 1980: Angelos Charisteas, footballer.
Deaths
- 1857: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem.
