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| + | *[[1853]]: [[Theophilos Kairis]], educator | ||
*[[1876]]: [[Samuel Gridley Howe]], [[Philhellenism|philhellene]] | *[[1876]]: [[Samuel Gridley Howe]], [[Philhellenism|philhellene]] | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, December 26, 2006
Events
- 1938: Crown Prince Paul of Greece marries Princess Frederika in Athens.
- 1956: EOKA fighter, Kyriakos Matsis, is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.
- 1965: The Greek government officially announces that 4,000 Greeks were forced to leave Istanbul during 1964 - the year of the Cyprus crisis.
- 1979: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL
Births
- 1944: Michalis Violaris, popular singer
Deaths
- 1853: Theophilos Kairis, educator
- 1876: Samuel Gridley Howe, philhellene
