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*[[1915]]: Britain calls for Greece to enter [[World War I]] on the side of the Entente allies in exchange for territory in [[Asia Minor]].
 
*[[1915]]: Britain calls for Greece to enter [[World War I]] on the side of the Entente allies in exchange for territory in [[Asia Minor]].
 
*[[1930]]: [[Kostis Palamas]] becomes President of the [[Athens Academy]].
 
*[[1930]]: [[Kostis Palamas]] becomes President of the [[Athens Academy]].
*[[1944]]: Allied airplanes bombard the harbour of [[Piraeus]].
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*[[1944]]: Allied airplanes bombard the harbour of [[Piraeus]], destroying much of the city centre and killing 5,500 civilians.
 
*[[1979]]: [[Yiangos Pesmazoglou]] leaves the [[Centrist Democratic Union]] to form the [[Democratic Socialist Party]] (KODISO, Greek: ΚΟΔΗΣΟ)  
 
*[[1979]]: [[Yiangos Pesmazoglou]] leaves the [[Centrist Democratic Union]] to form the [[Democratic Socialist Party]] (KODISO, Greek: ΚΟΔΗΣΟ)  
 
*[[1989]]: "''Greece has transformed into an immense madhouse''," states the President of the Hellenic Republic, [[Constantine Karamanlis]], when talking about the political situation in Greece. (''Η Ελλάδα μεταβλήθηκε σε ένα απέραντο φρενοκομείο'')
 
*[[1989]]: "''Greece has transformed into an immense madhouse''," states the President of the Hellenic Republic, [[Constantine Karamanlis]], when talking about the political situation in Greece. (''Η Ελλάδα μεταβλήθηκε σε ένα απέραντο φρενοκομείο'')

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Events

Sports

  • 1897: 28 athletic clubs are assembled in Panellinios. The next day the decision is made and SEAGS (later to become SEGAS) is founded

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Deaths