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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[322 BC]]: [[Demosthenes]] commits suicide before he could be handed over to the [[Macedon]]ians. | ||
+ | *[[1687]]: Patriarch [[Dionysius IV of Constantinople]] is removed from office. | ||
+ | *[[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. | ||
+ | *[[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. | ||
+ | *[[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. | ||
+ | *[[2005]]: A powerful earthquake (6.0 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Samos]] and the surrounding area. | ||
+ | *[[2017]]: PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] visits the White House and holds a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump. | ||
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+ | ===Sports=== | ||
+ | *[[1967]]: [[Christos Papanikolaou]] breaks the Greek record in the [[pole vault]] with 5.30m. | ||
+ | *[[2007]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] qualify for Euro 2008 by defeating Turkey 1-0 in Istanbul. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
+ | *[[1860]]: [[Dionysios Lavrangas]], composer | ||
+ | *[[1913]]: [[George Polk]], US correspondent murdered in Greece | ||
*[[1955]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | *[[1955]]: [[Georgios Alogoskoufis]], economist, politician | ||
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+ | ==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 | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] |
Latest revision as of 07:09, October 18, 2017
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Events
- 322 BC: Demosthenes commits suicide before he could be handed over to the Macedonians.
- 1687: Patriarch Dionysius IV of Constantinople is removed from office.
- 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.
- 2005: A powerful earthquake (6.0 on the Richter scale) strikes Samos and the surrounding area.
- 2017: PM Alexis Tsipras visits the White House and holds a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump.
Sports
- 1967: Christos Papanikolaou breaks the Greek record in the pole vault with 5.30m.
- 2007: Greece qualify for Euro 2008 by defeating Turkey 1-0 in Istanbul.
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