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==Event== | ==Event== | ||
*[[976]]: [[Basil II]] becomes [[List of Byzantine Emperors|emperor]] at age 18. History will come to know him as the "Bulgar-slayer". | *[[976]]: [[Basil II]] becomes [[List of Byzantine Emperors|emperor]] at age 18. History will come to know him as the "Bulgar-slayer". | ||
| + | *[[1218]]: [[Henry I of Cyprus|Henry I]] ascends to the throne of the [[Kingdom of Cyprus]]. | ||
*[[1927]]: Clashes break out in [[Athens]] between followers of the Julian calendar and followers of the Gregorian calendar. | *[[1927]]: Clashes break out in [[Athens]] between followers of the Julian calendar and followers of the Gregorian calendar. | ||
*[[1941]]: The Greek First Division liberates [[Kleisoura]]. | *[[1941]]: The Greek First Division liberates [[Kleisoura]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:23, May 7, 2008
Event
- 976: Basil II becomes emperor at age 18. History will come to know him as the "Bulgar-slayer".
- 1218: Henry I ascends to the throne of the Kingdom of Cyprus.
- 1927: Clashes break out in Athens between followers of the Julian calendar and followers of the Gregorian calendar.
- 1941: The Greek First Division liberates Kleisoura.
- 1957: EOKA fighter Fotis Pittas is arrested by the British.
- 1983: Greece devalues the drachma by 15.5%
- 1989: Public Prosecutor, Constantine Androulidakis, is attacked and wounded in the legs but dies a month later. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.
Births
- 1945: Jenny Vanou, popular Elafro singer.
Deaths
- 976: John I Tzimisces, Byzantine emperor.
- 1878: Dimitrios Voulgaris, politician and Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1991: Dimitris Myrat, stage actor.
