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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.
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*[[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.

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  • 2007: Greece qualify for Euro 2008 by defeating Turkey 1-0 in Istanbul.

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