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| − | *[[1915]]: [[Vassilis Tsitsanis]] | + | *[[1913]]: [[Yiannis Papaioannou (rebetika)|Yiannis Papaioannou]], [[rebetika]] songwriter. |
| + | *[[1915]]: [[Vassilis Tsitsanis]], composer. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 17:36, August 3, 2006
Events
- 532: The Nika riots are put down by General Belisarius. 30,000 rioters are slain in Constantinople.
- 1913: The Naval Battle of Lemnos ends in Greek victory.
- 1957 - EOKA guerilla fighter, Markos Drakos, is ambushed and slain by the British at Solea, Cyprus.
- 1996 - Costas Simitis becomes leader of PASOK and Prime Minister of Greece
Vasilis Tsitsanis was born this day
Births
- 1913: Yiannis Papaioannou, rebetika songwriter.
- 1915: Vassilis Tsitsanis, composer.
Deaths
- 474: Leo I, Byzantine emperor
- 1957 - Markos Drakos
- 1984 - Vassilis Tsitsanis
- 1997: Paul Tsongas, Greek-American politician.