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*[[1856]]: [[Jean Moreas]], French-Greek poet. | *[[1856]]: [[Jean Moreas]], French-Greek poet. | ||
| + | *[[1958]]: [[Memos Ioannou]], [[basketball]] player and coach. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1896]]: [[Georgios Vizyinos]], poet/writer. | *[[1896]]: [[Georgios Vizyinos]], poet/writer. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, November 30, 2006
Today is tax day for those who live in the United States.
Events
- 412 BC: Athens and Sparta agree to a truce during the Peloponnesian War. This, so-called "Peace of Nicias" will only last six years.
- 1827: Richard Church is made commander of the Greek revolutionary forces.
- 1850: The Pacifico incident ends after the intervention of France and Russia.
- 1939: Archaeological digs bring to light a palace in ancient Pylos, possibly that of Trojan War hero King Nestor.
- 1951: Conservatives win the mayoral elections in Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus.
Sports
- 1987: Greek-American baseball executive, Al Campanis, is forced to resign as his remarks that blacks don't make great swimmers is taken to be racist.
- 1993: Businessman Socrates Kokkalis takes over as President of Olympiakos.
Births
- 1856: Jean Moreas, French-Greek poet.
- 1958: Memos Ioannou, basketball player and coach.
Deaths
- 1896: Georgios Vizyinos, poet/writer.