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*[[1874]]: Metropolitan [[Procopius I]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] | *[[1874]]: Metropolitan [[Procopius I]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] | ||
*[[1919]]: The Greek Army occupies [[Aydini]], [[Asia Minor]]. | *[[1919]]: The Greek Army occupies [[Aydini]], [[Asia Minor]]. | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: The evacuation of all Allied forces from [[Crete]] is ordered. | ||
*[[1963]]: [[Grigoris Lambrakis]], a leftist politician, succumbs to his injuries of [[May 22]]. | *[[1963]]: [[Grigoris Lambrakis]], a leftist politician, succumbs to his injuries of [[May 22]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:44, October 25, 2009
Events
- 1821: Dimitris Papanikolis and his companions Yiannis Patatoukos and Giorgos Kalafatis burn a 76-cannon Turkish war ship in Eressos harbour, Lesbos.
- 1874: Metropolitan Procopius I is elected Archbishop of Athens
- 1919: The Greek Army occupies Aydini, Asia Minor.
- 1941: The evacuation of all Allied forces from Crete is ordered.
- 1963: Grigoris Lambrakis, a leftist politician, succumbs to his injuries of May 22.
Sports
- 1966: Sportscaster Yiannis Diakoyiannis starts reporting on the England World Cup for national television carrier EIR, 3 months after its first transmission (February 23, 1966)
Births
- 1938: Socrates Kokkalis, owner of Olympiakos
Deaths
- 1879: Epameinondas Deligeorgis, politician, Prime Minister
- 1963: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician, assassinated
