Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 13"

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532: The Nika riots broke out in Constantinople.
1801: The flag of the "Independent State of the Ionian Islands" was raised in Corfu.
1941: Anton Christoforidis defeated Melio Bettina, in Cleveland, Ohio, by unanimous decision to win the National Boxing Association light heavyweight title.
1955: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transported weapons and ammunition from mainland Greece to Paphos, Cyprus in preparation for the EOKA struggle.
1963: A mudslide killed 13 persons in Mikro Chorio, Evritania prefecture.
1974: Metropolitan Serafim of Ioannina was elected Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
Births: Kostis Palamas, poet (1859), Jacek Gmoch, football coach (1939), Takis Lemonis, football player and coach (1960)
Deaths: Queen Sophie of Greece (1932), Dimitris Semsis, musician (1950)

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-*[[532]]: The [[Nika riots]] broke out in [[Constantinople]]. The two dominant chariot-racing factions, the ''Greens'' and the ''Blues'', stirred up the mob to riot against emperor [[Justinian I |Justinian I]]. The rioting and destruction continued throughout the week. Finally, [[Justinian I |Justinian]] decided to strike ruthlessly and the revolt ended with a bloodbath in the [[Hippodrome]] (30,000 dead approximately)
+*[[532]]: The [[Nika riots]] broke out in [[Constantinople]].
 *[[1801]]: The flag of the "Independent State of the [[Ionian Islands]]" was raised in [[Corfu]].
 *[[1941]]: [[Anton Christoforidis]] defeated Melio Bettina, in Cleveland, Ohio, by unanimous decision to win the National Boxing Association light heavyweight title.