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*[[1941]]: 250 inhabitants of [[Kerdylia]], [[Serres prefecture|Serres]] are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier. | *[[1941]]: 250 inhabitants of [[Kerdylia]], [[Serres prefecture|Serres]] are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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| + | *[[2007]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] qualify for Euro 2008 by defeating Turkey 1-0 in Istanbul. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 13:00, October 19, 2007
Contents
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.
- 1909: A movement in the Greek Navy against the Military Association is violently put down.
- 1931: Metropolitan of Kition, Nikodimos Milonas, calls for protests throughout Cyprus against British policies on the island.
- 1941: 250 inhabitants of Kerdylia, Serres are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
- 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.
Sports
Births
- 1860: Dionysios Lavrangas, composer
- 1913: George Polk, US correspondent murdered in Greece
- 1955: Georgios Alogoskoufis, economist, politician
Deaths
- 322 BC: Demosthenes, Athenian orator.
- 1952: Philippos Kourantis, footballer
- 1955: Dimitrios Maximos, banker, PM of Greece
- 1981: Lina Tsaldari, first Greek woman to cabinet Minister.
- 1992: Orestes Laskos, poet and theatrical writer.
- 1999: Mema Stathopoulou, actress
