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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 5]]: [[George Dilboy]], [[Greek-American]] [[World War I]] hero | *[[February 5]]: [[George Dilboy]], [[Greek-American]] [[World War I]] hero | ||
| + | *[[February 10]]: [[Sir John Harding]], military governor of [[Cyprus]]. | ||
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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 1]]: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], conductor | *[[March 1]]: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], conductor | ||
Revision as of 10:52, January 19, 2007
Events
April
- April 6: Commencement of the first modern Olympic Games. By the Julian calendar, the games commenced on March 25 - the national holiday of Greece - as a symbolic gesture.
- April 7: Leonidas Pyrgos becomes the first Greek to win an Olympic Gold Medal after defeating Frenchman Peronnet at fencing.
- April 10: Spiros Loues wins the marathon in the 1896 Athens Olympics.
Births
February
- February 5: George Dilboy, Greek-American World War I hero
- February 10: Sir John Harding, military governor of Cyprus.
March
- March 1: Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
September
- September 4: Aspasia Manou, wife of King Alexander.
October
- October 30: Kostas Karyotakis, poet
Deaths
March
- March 30: Charilaos Trikoupis, politician, Prime Minister
April
- April 15: Georgios Vizyinos, poet/writer.