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*[[1982]]: The traffic ring was implemented for the first time in [[Athens]] in an effort to combat smog. | *[[1982]]: The traffic ring was implemented for the first time in [[Athens]] in an effort to combat smog. | ||
*[[1991]]: Policeman Yiannis Varis was killed and 6 other policemen were injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in [[Exarchia]], [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assumed responsibility. | *[[1991]]: Policeman Yiannis Varis was killed and 6 other policemen were injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in [[Exarchia]], [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assumed responsibility. | ||
| − | *Births: [[Odysseus Elytis]], [http://nobelprize.org/ Nobel prize] winning poet | + | *Births: [[Odysseus Elytis]], [http://nobelprize.org/ Nobel prize] winning poet ([[1911]]), [[Queen Sofia of Spain|Princess Sophia of Greece]] ([[1938]]), [[Giorgos Kolokithas]], basketball player ([[1947]]). |
*Deaths: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], music composer ([[1960]]) | *Deaths: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], music composer ([[1960]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[November 1]] - [[October 31]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[November 1]] - [[October 31]]</span> | ||
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Revision as of 12:55, November 2, 2010
- 1940: The Italian Air Force bombed Ioannina causing civilian casualties.
- 1967: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure was successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens
- 1977: Torrential rains caused the overflow of Kifissos and surrounding rivers. 12 people in Athens and Piraeus died from flood waters.
- 1982: The traffic ring was implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.
- 1991: Policeman Yiannis Varis was killed and 6 other policemen were injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in Exarchia, Athens. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assumed responsibility.
- Births: Odysseus Elytis, Nobel prize winning poet (1911), Princess Sophia of Greece (1938), Giorgos Kolokithas, basketball player (1947).
- Deaths: Dimitris Mitropoulos, music composer (1960)
Recent days: November 1 - October 31
