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*[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul. | *[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul. | ||
*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | *[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | ||
+ | *[[1919]]: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Kherson during the [[Ukraine Expedition]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== |
Revision as of 10:36, April 5, 2007
Contents
Events
- 1822: Ali Pasha is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of Lake Pamvotis. The severed head is sent to Sultan Mahmud II in Istanbul.
- 1827: Georgios Karaiskakis defeats the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
- 1919: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Kherson during the Ukraine Expedition.
Births
- 1965: Nikos Nioplias, football player and coach.
Deaths
- 395: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor.
- 1822: Ali Pasha
- 1848: Petrobey Mavromichalis, Maniote leader during the Greek Revolution.
- 1943: Antonis Travlantonis, author.
- 2007: Pefkios Georgiadis, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus.