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==Events==
 
==Events==
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*[[1908]]: Greek and Bulgarian guerrilas battle near Mt Kaymaktsalan in [[Macedonia]].
 
*[[1990]]: Greece and the US sign a new agreement concerning military bases on Greek soil.
 
*[[1990]]: Greece and the US sign a new agreement concerning military bases on Greek soil.
*[[1996]]: [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] parties, on both sides of the divide, condemn the assassination of Turkish-Cypriot reporter Kutlu Adali.  
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*[[1996]]: [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] parties, on both sides of the divide, condemn the assassination of Turkish-Cypriot reporter Kutlu Adali.
*[[1999]] Brazilian footballer [[Giovanni]] transfers to [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]].  
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===Sports===
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*[[1939]]: [[Ioannis Palamiotis]] breaks the Greek record for the [[triple jump]] with 15.03m. This record - the first time a Greek athlete broke the 15m barrier - will stand for 17 years.
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*[[1940]]: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and cost 7.5 million drachmas, is inaugurated.
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*[[1999]] Brazilian footballer [[Giovanni]] transfers to [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] for 4 billion [[drachma]]s.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
 
*[[1851]]: Sir [[Arthur Evans]], archaeologist
 
*[[1851]]: Sir [[Arthur Evans]], archaeologist
 
*[[1876]]: [[Alexandros Papanastasiou]], politician, Prime Minister
 
*[[1876]]: [[Alexandros Papanastasiou]], politician, Prime Minister
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*[[1978]]: [[Dimitris Grammozis]], footballer
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==Deaths==
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*[[1961]]: [[Konstantinos Logothetopoulos]], Prime Minister during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
  
 
[[Category:Days]]
 
[[Category:Days]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, February 15, 2010

Events

  • 1908: Greek and Bulgarian guerrilas battle near Mt Kaymaktsalan in Macedonia.
  • 1990: Greece and the US sign a new agreement concerning military bases on Greek soil.
  • 1996: Cypriot parties, on both sides of the divide, condemn the assassination of Turkish-Cypriot reporter Kutlu Adali.

Sports

  • 1939: Ioannis Palamiotis breaks the Greek record for the triple jump with 15.03m. This record - the first time a Greek athlete broke the 15m barrier - will stand for 17 years.
  • 1940: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and cost 7.5 million drachmas, is inaugurated.
  • 1999 Brazilian footballer Giovanni transfers to Olympiakos for 4 billion drachmas.

Births

Deaths