Difference between revisions of "October 17"
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[322 BC]]: [[Demosthenes]] commits suicide before he could be handed over to the [[Macedon]]ians. | ||
+ | *[[1863]]: [[King George I|Prince George of Denmark]] arrives in [[Piraeus]]. He will reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years. | ||
*[[1931]]: Metropolitan of [[Kition]], [[Nikodimos Milonas]], calls for protests throughout [[Cyprus]] against British policies on the island. | *[[1931]]: Metropolitan of [[Kition]], [[Nikodimos Milonas]], calls for protests throughout [[Cyprus]] against British policies on the island. | ||
+ | *[[1949]]: "Radio Free Greece" announces the cessation of all hostilities on the part of the communist [[Democratic Army of Greece]]. The [[Greek Civil War]] is officially over. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
+ | *[[1860]]: [[Dionysios Lavrangas]], composer | ||
*[[1955]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | *[[1955]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | ||
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+ | ==Deaths== | ||
+ | *[[1992]]: [[Orestes Laskos]], poet and theatrical writer. | ||
+ | *[[1999]]: [[Mema Stathopoulou]], actress | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] |
Revision as of 09:53, October 3, 2006
Events
- 322 BC: Demosthenes commits suicide before he could be handed over to the Macedonians.
- 1863: Prince George of Denmark arrives in Piraeus. He will reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years.
- 1931: Metropolitan of Kition, Nikodimos Milonas, calls for protests throughout Cyprus against British policies on the island.
- 1949: "Radio Free Greece" announces the cessation of all hostilities on the part of the communist Democratic Army of Greece. The Greek Civil War is officially over.
Births
- 1860: Dionysios Lavrangas, composer
- 1955: Georgios Alogoskoufis, economist, politician
Deaths
- 1992: Orestes Laskos, poet and theatrical writer.
- 1999: Mema Stathopoulou, actress