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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
*[[1489]]: The last Lusignan queen of [[Cyprus]], [[Catherine Cornaro]], sells the island to the Venetians.
 
*[[1489]]: The last Lusignan queen of [[Cyprus]], [[Catherine Cornaro]], sells the island to the Venetians.
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*[[1865]]: [[Alexandros Koumoundouros]] forms his first government.
 
*[[1942]]: The Axis powers impose upon Greece a "loan" for their expenses in occupying the country. The loan was estimated in 1993 to be equivalent to US $9 billion of that time. The Axis powers promised to repay the loan "in the future".  
 
*[[1942]]: The Axis powers impose upon Greece a "loan" for their expenses in occupying the country. The loan was estimated in 1993 to be equivalent to US $9 billion of that time. The Axis powers promised to repay the loan "in the future".  
 
*[[1957]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]] is hanged in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]].
 
*[[1957]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]] is hanged in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]].
 
*[[1969]]: [[April 21]] becomes a national holiday.
 
*[[1969]]: [[April 21]] becomes a national holiday.
 
*[[1998]]: PM [[Costas Simitis]] announces the devaluation of the [[drachma]] by 14%.
 
*[[1998]]: PM [[Costas Simitis]] announces the devaluation of the [[drachma]] by 14%.
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*[[2012]]:  Former [[PASOK]] MPs [[Louka Katseli]] and [[Haris Kastanidis]] announce the creation of a new political party: the [[Social Contract]].
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===Sports===
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*[[1986]]: [[Dimitris Koutsoukis]] breaks the Greek [[shot put]] indoor record with 20.27 in Oklahoma, USA. The record will stand for 24 years.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
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*[[1772]]: [[Georgakis Olympios]], revolutionary
 
*[[1939]]: [[Stavros Xarchakos]], composer
 
*[[1939]]: [[Stavros Xarchakos]], composer
 
*[[1944]]: [[Mariza Koch]], singer
 
*[[1944]]: [[Mariza Koch]], singer
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*[[1953]]: [[Kleanthis Ierissiotis]], athlete ([[Hammer throw]])
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*[[1957]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]], [[EOKA]] fighter, aged 19.
 
*[[1957]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]], [[EOKA]] fighter, aged 19.
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*[[2013]]: [[Andrew Athens]], [[Greek-American]] President of the Council for Hellenes Abroad
  
 
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