Difference between revisions of "October 20"

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1827: The Battle of Navarino takes place; the Egyptian fleet is destroyed.
1839: Priest-philosopher, Theophilos Kairis, testifies before the Holy Synod concerning his teachings of "Theosebism".
1888: The Zappeion opens in Athens.
1901: Daily "Acropolis" finishes its publication of the Bible, translated into Modern Greek.
1912: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
1922: The peace conference which eventually produces the Treaty of Lausanne, commences.
1944: Joseph Stalin and Sir Winston Churchill partition eastern Europe into "spheres of influence". Greece is marked as 90% under British and only 10% under Soviet influence.
1950: Bishop Makarios of Kition is elected Archbishop of Cyprus.
1961: Dr. Fazil Kucuk vetoes the creation of a single Cypriot army.
1968: Aristotle Onassis marries Jackie Kennedy at island of Skorpios.
1988: George Koskotas, banker, publisher and team owner (Olympiakos) is indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges.

1997: Dimitris Saravakos plays his last game for Panathinaikos: a 4-1 victory over Athinaikos FC.

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 *[[1922]]: The peace conference which eventually produces the [[Treaty of Lausanne]], commences.
 *[[1944]]: Joseph Stalin and Sir Winston Churchill partition eastern Europe into "spheres of influence". Greece is marked as 90% under British and only 10% under Soviet influence.
+*[[1950]]: Bishop [[Makarios III|Makarios]] of Kition is elected [[Archbishop of Cyprus]].
 *[[1961]]: Dr. Fazil Kucuk vetoes the creation of a single Cypriot army.
 *[[1968]]: [[Aristotle Onassis]] marries Jackie Kennedy at [[Skorpios island|island of Skorpios]].