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| − | + | *[[391]]: Emperor [[Theodosius I]] outlawed paganism. | |
| + | *[[1931]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras|Athenagoras]] became Archbishop of North and South America. | ||
| + | *[[1948]]: American General [[James Van Fleet]] arrived in [[Greece]] to assist the national forces against the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in the [[Greek Civil War]]. | ||
| + | *[[1975]]: An attempted coup d'etat against the [[Constantine Karamanlis|Karamanlis]] government was foiled. As many of the officers involved were arrested in the middle of the night, this went down in history as the "Pyjamas coup d'etat". | ||
| + | *Births: [[Yiota Lydia]], singer ([[1934]]), [[Christos Lambrakis]], publisher ([[1934]]). | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[Giorgos Andrianopoulos]], footballer, mayor of [[Piraeus]] ([[1980]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[February 23]] - [[February 22]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[February 23]] - [[February 22]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:09, February 24, 2007
- 391: Emperor Theodosius I outlawed paganism.
- 1931: Athenagoras became Archbishop of North and South America.
- 1948: American General James Van Fleet arrived in Greece to assist the national forces against the Democratic Army of Greece in the Greek Civil War.
- 1975: An attempted coup d'etat against the Karamanlis government was foiled. As many of the officers involved were arrested in the middle of the night, this went down in history as the "Pyjamas coup d'etat".
- Births: Yiota Lydia, singer (1934), Christos Lambrakis, publisher (1934).
- Deaths: Giorgos Andrianopoulos, footballer, mayor of Piraeus (1980)
Recent days: February 23 - February 22