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*[[1857]]: [[Dionysios Solomos]], poet who wrote the [[Hymn to Freedom|Greek National Anthem]]. | *[[1857]]: [[Dionysios Solomos]], poet who wrote the [[Hymn to Freedom|Greek National Anthem]]. | ||
− | + | *[[2011]]: [[Miltiades Ewert]], politician and Mayor of Athens | |
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] |
Revision as of 11:56, February 10, 2011
Events
- 474: Zeno I ascends to the Byzantine throne.
- 1919: Workers in Thessaloniki protest shortages in food.
- 1934: The Balkan Entente is established by Greece, Turkey, Romania and Yugoslavia.
- 1948: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of Karpathos.
- 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.
- 1893: Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, poet, Prime Minister
- 1935: Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter.
- 1957: Katerina Stanisi, singer.
- 1980: Angelos Charisteas, footballer.
Deaths
- 1857: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem.
- 2011: Miltiades Ewert, politician and Mayor of Athens