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*[[1956]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother [[Yiannakis Matsis|Yiannakis]], by the British. | *[[1956]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother [[Yiannakis Matsis|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. | *[[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 | + | *[[1979]]: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL. |
| + | *[[2015]]: [[Cyprus Airways]] ceases operations after the EU rules they cannot receive any further state aid. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:32, January 14, 2015
Events
- 1921: The First Battle of Inonu commences.
- 1938: Crown Prince Paul of Greece marries Princess Frederika in Athens.
- 1948: The Hellenic Parliament passes Law 518 annexing the Dodecanese islands.
- 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.
- 2015: Cyprus Airways ceases operations after the EU rules they cannot receive any further state aid.
Births
- 1928: Kostas Karapatis, football player and coach.
- 1944: Michalis Violaris, popular singer
Deaths
- 1876: Samuel Gridley Howe, philhellene
- 1984: Dimitrios Bitsios, diplomat, Foreign Minister
- 2015: Roy Tarpley, basketball player.
