Difference between pages "February 28" and "March 1"

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==Events==
 
==Events==
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*[[380]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Theodosius I]] issues an edict recognising Christianity as the official religion of the state.
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*[[293]]: [[Constantius Chlorus]], the father of [[Constantine the Great]], is made Caesar by Maximian.
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*[[1949]]: During the [[Greek Civil War]], government forces discover the secret location of the printing press of the communist newspaper "Morias".
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*[[1923]]: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. [[February 16]] becomes March 1.
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*[[1959]]: The Greek Parliament rejects by 170 to 117 the move to censure PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] over his signing the Zurich and London agreements. [[ERE]] MPs applaud the result while [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] walks out of the chamber after he shouts "Long live [[Enosis]]!".
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*[[1935]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] flees to Italy after the March 1 Movement fails.
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===Sports===
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*[[1959]]: The first ever [[PROPO]] in Greek history pays off 228,000 drachmas to its first winner. Runners-up win 4,757 drachmas each.
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*[[1991]]: Even without their fans, [[Aris BC|Aris]] beat Leverkusen 133-117 for the European Champions Cup. Aris were punished for the violence that broke out when the lights went out during a devastating game against Barcelona
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*[[1959]]: After three years of exile, Archbishop [[Makarios III]] returns to [[Cyprus]] to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
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*[[1999]]: [[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki's]] first win over [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in 31 years. [[PAOK FC|PAOK's]] first away win over [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in 15 years.
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*[[1963]]: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament that miss a session without a valid excuse.
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*[[1999]]: The Greek rhythmic team (featuring Irini Aindili, Eva Christodoulou, Hara Karyami, Anna Pollatou, Maria Georgatou and Kleoniki Georgakopoulou) wins the first gold medal (38.767 points) in its history at the Madera International Tournament.
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*[[1996]]: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the act of confiscating the Royal property in Greece.
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*[[2006]]: [[Georgios Samaras]] made a memorable debut for [[National Football Team|Greece]] by scoring the only goal in their win over Belarus at the start of an eight-nation friendly tournament in [[Cyprus]].
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==Births==
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*[[1842]]: [[Nikolaos Gyzis]], painter
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*[[1896]]: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], conductor
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*[[1961]]: [[Savvas Kofidis]], football player and coach.
  
 
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[[Category:Days]]

Revision as of 20:30, February 28, 2006

Events

  • 293: Constantius Chlorus, the father of Constantine the Great, is made Caesar by Maximian.
  • 1923: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
  • 1935: Eleftherios Venizelos flees to Italy after the March 1 Movement fails.
  • 1959: The first ever PROPO in Greek history pays off 228,000 drachmas to its first winner. Runners-up win 4,757 drachmas each.
  • 1959: After three years of exile, Archbishop Makarios III returns to Cyprus to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
  • 1963: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament that miss a session without a valid excuse.
  • 1996: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the act of confiscating the Royal property in Greece.

Births

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