Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/December 25"

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317 BC: Philip III of Macedon was executed by forces loyal to Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.
1: Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem (according to St. Dionysius the Lesser).
390: Byzantine Emperor, Theodosius I accepted responsibility for mass killings that occurred in Thessaloniki.
858: Photius the Great was named Patriarch of Constantinople in place of Ignatius I who was deposed. The event led to a strain in the relations of the Eastern Orthodox Church with the Roman Catholic Church which refused to accept the appointment.
Deaths: Nikolaos Dandolas, known as Nick the Greek, considered one of the biggest gamblers in American history (1966).

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 '''[[December 25]]'''
+*[[317 BC]]: [[Philip III of Macedon]] was executed by forces loyal to [[Olympias]], mother of [[Alexander the Great]].
+*[[1]]: Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem (according to St. Dionysius the Lesser).
+*[[390]]: Byzantine Emperor, [[Theodosius I]] accepted responsibility for mass killings that occurred in [[Thessaloniki]].
+*[[858]]: [[Photius I of Constantinople|Photius the Great]] was named Patriarch of [[Constantinople]] in place of [[Ignatius I of Constantinople|Ignatius I]] who was deposed. The event led to a strain in the relations of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] with the Roman Catholic Church which refused to accept the appointment.
+*Deaths: Nikolaos Dandolas, known as ''[[Nick the Greek]]'', considered one of the biggest gamblers in American history ([[1966]]).
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[December 24]] - [[December 23]]</span>
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