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*[[1992]]: 20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of [[Macedonia]]. | *[[1992]]: 20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of [[Macedonia]]. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1896]]: [[Charilaos Vasilakos]] wins the first [[Marathon (event)|marathon]] ever run with a time of 3hrs 17mins. | ||
*[[1997]]: Vouliagmeni win the European Cup-winners Cup in water polo by defeating Roma 7-6. | *[[1997]]: Vouliagmeni win the European Cup-winners Cup in water polo by defeating Roma 7-6. | ||
Revision as of 08:09, September 7, 2008
Events
- 1930: Prisoners in Greece go on strike demanding better food.
- 1949: Communists blow up the power station of Xylokastro but are slain by national forces.
- 1983: In a letter to the Police, an organisation called "Anti-terrorist Struggle" assumes responsibility for the murder of publisher Tzortzis Athanasiadis.
- 1987: Odysseus Angelis, a member of the junta of 1967-1974, is found hanged in his prison cell - a suicide.
- 1992: 20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of Macedonia.
Sports
- 1896: Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first marathon ever run with a time of 3hrs 17mins.
- 1997: Vouliagmeni win the European Cup-winners Cup in water polo by defeating Roma 7-6.
Deaths
- 1985: Spyros Vasiliou, painter
- 1987: Odysseus Angelis, general, member of the junta of 1967-1974
