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*[[1863]]: [[King George I|Prince George of Denmark]] arrives in [[Piraeus]]. He will reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years. | *[[1863]]: [[King George I|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. | *[[1909]]: A movement in the Greek Navy against the [[Military Association]] is violently put down. | ||
+ | *[[1914]]: A powerful earthquake (6.0 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Thebes]], [[Boeotia]] and the surrounding area. | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[[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. |
Revision as of 10:36, September 26, 2008
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.
- 1914: A powerful earthquake (6.0 on the Richter scale) strikes Thebes, Boeotia and the surrounding area.
- 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