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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | ===February=== | ||
| + | *[[February 8]]: E. Argyropoulos flies "Alcyon" - the first flight of a Greek airplane. | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 1]]: [[Kostas Tsiklitiras]] breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m. | *[[April 1]]: [[Kostas Tsiklitiras]] breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m. | ||
| + | *[[April 12]]: Italian troops start their occupation of the [[Dodecanese]] islands. | ||
*[[April 26]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | *[[April 26]]: Italian forces capture [[Rhodes]]. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 24]]: Four people die during a heatwave in [[Athens]]. | *[[June 24]]: Four people die during a heatwave in [[Athens]]. | ||
| + | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 15]]: Serbia and Bulgaria mobilise in preparation for the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
| + | *[[September 18]]: Greece mobilises in preparation for the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
| + | *[[September 30]]: [[Greece]], Serbia and Bulgaria issue an ultimatum to the High Porte prior to the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
| + | *[[October 3]]: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by [[Greece]], Serbia and Bulgaria. | ||
| + | *[[October 5]]: The Greek Army invades Turkish [[Thessaly]]. | ||
| + | *[[October 8]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]]. | ||
*[[October 9]]: The [[Battle of Sarantaporo]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[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 20]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:17, February 16, 2007
Events
February
- February 8: E. Argyropoulos flies "Alcyon" - the first flight of a Greek airplane.
April
- April 1: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
- April 12: Italian troops start their occupation of the Dodecanese islands.
- 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
September
- September 15: Serbia and Bulgaria mobilise in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 18: Greece mobilises in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 30: Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria issue an ultimatum to the High Porte prior to the First Balkan War.
October
- October 3: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
- October 5: The Greek Army invades Turkish Thessaly.
- October 8: Greek forces land in Lemnos.
- 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