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*[[1993]]: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with [[Greece]] by being known as "Slavic Macedonia" | *[[1993]]: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with [[Greece]] by being known as "Slavic Macedonia" | ||
*[[1993]]: [[Greece]] claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia. | *[[1993]]: [[Greece]] claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2004]]: The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey, during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns in all 5 continents | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 20:17, June 3, 2006
Events
- 1878: Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 1959: Greece rejected a Soviet note urging that no missile bases be established on Greek soil.
- 1977: Greece releases five British plane-spotters imprisoned for spying; they were released after 10 weeks in jail. {BBC)
- 1992: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
- 1993: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
- 1993: Greece claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia.
Sports
- 2004: The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey, during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns in all 5 continents
Births
- 470 BC: Socrates, ancient philosopher
- 1929: Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic
- 1981: Giourkas Seitaridis, football player
Deaths
- 2001: Dinos Eliopoulos, actor