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*[[1940]]: The Italian Air Force bombed [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties. | *[[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]] | *[[1967]]: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure was successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in [[Athens]] | ||
− | *[[1977]]: 12 died of | + | *[[1977]]: 12 died of flood waters from [[Kifissos River|Kifissos]] and surrounding rivers caused by torrential rains. |
*[[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. |
Revision as of 13:00, 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: 12 died of flood waters from Kifissos and surrounding rivers caused by torrential rains.
- 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