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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1896]]: [[Archbishop of Cyprus]] [[Leontios]] | ||
*[[1921]]: [[Dimitris Horn]], stage actor. | *[[1921]]: [[Dimitris Horn]], stage actor. | ||
*[[1928]]: [[Yiannis Papantoniou]], footballer. | *[[1928]]: [[Yiannis Papantoniou]], footballer. | ||
Revision as of 15:48, October 27, 2010
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Events
- 1822: Greek revolutionaries, under Theodoros Kolokotronis, defeat the Turkish army at Saravali, Achaea
- 1941: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces commences.
- 1956: Archbishop Makarios III is seized at Nicosia Airport by the British colonial authorities in Cyprus and exiled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean.
- 1959: EOKA suspend their activity in response to the London-Zurich accords.
- 1971: Two Greek rivers, the Evros and the Pineios flood causing damages to the produce in their respective areas.
Sports
- 1926: Panaitolikos is founded.
- 1941: Panathinaikos defeat a team of British aviators 6-2.
- 1971: En route to the 1971 European Cup Final, Panathinaikos draw away to Everton 1-1 in the quarterfinals. The scorer of PAO's goal is number 9 (Antonis Antoniadis) who scored his 9th goal in Europe, on the 9th of the month, 9 minutes before time, exactly at 9:00PM!
Births
- 1896: Archbishop of Cyprus Leontios
- 1921: Dimitris Horn, stage actor.
- 1928: Yiannis Papantoniou, footballer.
- 1956: Manthos Katsoulis, basketball player
Deaths
- 1924: Panagiotis Danglis, general and politician.
- 2007: Yiangos Simantiris, footballer.
