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*[[1926]]: [[George Savalas]], [[Greek-American]] actor | *[[1926]]: [[George Savalas]], [[Greek-American]] actor | ||
*[[1934]]: [[Nikos Kourkoulos]], actor | *[[1934]]: [[Nikos Kourkoulos]], actor | ||
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[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 11:41, December 4, 2006
Events
- 1912: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
- 1940: Colonel Mardohaios Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), a Greek Jew , is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- 1969: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in Greece.
- 1981: Adultery is decriminalized. Article 357 of the Penal Code that called for imprisonment as a penalty for adultery is revoked.
Births
- 1926: George Savalas, Greek-American actor
- 1934: Nikos Kourkoulos, actor