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*[[2004]]: [[Nikos Magitsis]] became the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest. | *[[2004]]: [[Nikos Magitsis]] became the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest. | ||
*Births: [[Constantine III (emperor)|Constantine III]], [[Byzantine emperor]] ([[612]]), [[Marika Kotopouli]], stage actress ([[1887]]), [[Georges Moustaki]], composer ([[1934]]). | *Births: [[Constantine III (emperor)|Constantine III]], [[Byzantine emperor]] ([[612]]), [[Marika Kotopouli]], stage actress ([[1887]]), [[Georges Moustaki]], composer ([[1934]]). | ||
| − | *Deaths: [[Mehmed II]], Sultan who sacked [[Constantinople]] ([[1481]]) | + | *Deaths: [[Mehmed II]], Sultan who sacked [[Constantinople]] ([[1481]]); [[Thanassis Veggos]] ([[2011]]) actor |
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[May 2]] - [[May 1]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[May 2]] - [[May 1]]</span> | ||
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Revision as of 11:06, May 3, 2011
- 326: Saint Helen discovered the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
- 1810: Lord Byron swam across the Hellespont in 1 hour 10 minutes.
- 1837: Foundation of the University of Athens.
- 1993: Greek-American Steven John Lalas was arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of Greece.
- 2004: Nikos Magitsis became the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest.
- Births: Constantine III, Byzantine emperor (612), Marika Kotopouli, stage actress (1887), Georges Moustaki, composer (1934).
- Deaths: Mehmed II, Sultan who sacked Constantinople (1481); Thanassis Veggos (2011) actor
