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*[[474]]: [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]] ascends to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] throne.
 
*[[474]]: [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]] ascends to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] throne.
 
*[[1919]]: Workers in [[Thessaloniki]] protest shortages in food.
 
*[[1919]]: Workers in [[Thessaloniki]] protest shortages in food.
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*[[1934]]: The Balkan Entente is established by Greece, Turkey, Romania and Yugoslavia.
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*[[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.
 
*[[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.
 
*[[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.
 
*[[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.
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*[[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.
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===Sports===
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*[[1998]]: Young [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] midfielder Panagiotis Katsouris is killed in a car accident.
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*[[2013]]: [[Nikoletta Kyriakopoulou]] breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the [[pole vault]], at Donetsk, Ukraine, with 4.60m.
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*[[2014]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Aris BC|Aris]] 90-53 to lift the [[Greek Basketball Cup]] for their 15th time.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
 
*[[1404]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor.
 
*[[1404]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor.
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*[[1893]]: [[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]], poet, Prime Minister
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*[[1935]]: [[Charilaos Michail]], [[EOKA]] fighter.
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*[[1957]]: [[Katerina Stanisi]], singer.
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*[[1980]]: [[Angelos Charisteas]], footballer.
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*[[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]].  
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*[[1998]]: [[Panagiotis Katsouris]], footballer
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*[[2011]]: [[Miltiades Ewert]], politician and Mayor of Athens
  
 
[[Category:Days]]
 
[[Category:Days]]

Revision as of 10:27, February 10, 2019

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.

Sports

Births

Deaths