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*[[1068]]: Widowed Byzantine Empress [[Eudocia Macrembolitissa|Eudocia]] marries [[Romanus IV|Romanus]] who becomes the [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Emperor]] best known for losing the [[Battle of Manzikert]].
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*[[1822]]: During the Greek [[War of Independence]], the First National Council meets and decides upon a constitution. The colours of the [[Flag of Greece|Greek flag]] are to be blue and white.
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*[[1965]]: [[OTE]] begins offering automated services to subscribers; weather and on duty hospital information
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*[[1981]]: [[Greece]] officially becomes the 10th member of the European Union.
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*[[1987]]: Prices of goods increase as a result of Value Added Taxation (VAT) that goes into effect.
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*[[1994]]: Greece assumes the Presidency of the European Union.
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*[[2002]]: The [[euro]] replaces the [[drachma]] as the currency of [[Greece]].
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*Births: [[Mordechai Frizis]], [[World War II]] military hero ([[1893]]), [[Nikiforos Vrettakos]], poet ([[1912]]), [[Ellie Lambeti]], actress ([[1926]]), [[Panagiotis Giannakis]], basketball player and coach ([[1959]]), [[Efthimios Rentzias]], basketball player ([[1976]])
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*Deaths: [[Saint Basil]] ([[379]]), [[Maximus V of Constantinople|Maximus V]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] ([[1972]])
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<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 31]] - [[December 30]]</span>
 
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 31]] - [[December 30]]</span>
 
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Revision as of 18:02, December 28, 2006

January 1

  • 1068: Widowed Byzantine Empress Eudocia marries Romanus who becomes the Emperor best known for losing the Battle of Manzikert.
  • 1822: During the Greek War of Independence, the First National Council meets and decides upon a constitution. The colours of the Greek flag are to be blue and white.
  • 1965: OTE begins offering automated services to subscribers; weather and on duty hospital information
  • 1981: Greece officially becomes the 10th member of the European Union.
  • 1987: Prices of goods increase as a result of Value Added Taxation (VAT) that goes into effect.
  • 1994: Greece assumes the Presidency of the European Union.
  • 2002: The euro replaces the drachma as the currency of Greece.


Recent days: December 31 - December 30