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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 1]]: [[Kostas Tsiklitiras]] breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m. | ||
*[[April 26]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | *[[April 26]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 13]]: First lieutenant [[Dimitrios Kamberos]] flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft. | *[[May 13]]: First lieutenant [[Dimitrios Kamberos]] flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft. | ||
Revision as of 12:19, December 5, 2006
Events
April
- April 1: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
- April 26: Italian forces capture Rhodes.
May
- May 13: First lieutenant Dimitrios Kamberos flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft.
June
October
- October 9: The Battle of Sarantaporo takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 20: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 24: During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army crosses the Axios River and advances towards Thessaloniki.
- October 24: The Battle of Pente Pigadia commences during the First Balkan War.
- October 26: The Greek army liberates Thessaloniki
- October 30: The Battle of Pente Pigadia ends in victory for the Greek Army.
December
- December 3: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis on board the flagship Averoff, forces the Ottoman navy to retreat to the Dardanelles
- December 5: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
Births
January
- January 1: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet
Deaths
April
- April 3: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician
November
- November 29: Lorentzos Mavilis, poet