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== Events == | == Events == | ||
| + | *[[1909]]: The Ottoman government demands that Greece condemn the Cretan revolt. The Greek government replies that its position on the matter has been "exemplary". | ||
*[[1917]]: The city centre of [[Thessaloniki]] is destroyed by a fire. | *[[1917]]: The city centre of [[Thessaloniki]] is destroyed by a fire. | ||
*[[1929]]: [[Spyros Mercouris]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]]. | *[[1929]]: [[Spyros Mercouris]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:38, March 2, 2007
Events
- 1909: The Ottoman government demands that Greece condemn the Cretan revolt. The Greek government replies that its position on the matter has been "exemplary".
- 1917: The city centre of Thessaloniki is destroyed by a fire.
- 1929: Spyros Mercouris is elected Mayor of Athens.
- 1949: Yugoslavia decides to return some 11,300 children that were forcibly expatriated from Greece during the Greek Civil War.
- 1973 - Three people were killed and 55 wounded after two Arab gunmen opened fire and threw grenades into a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
Sports
- 1962: Vasilis Syllis breaks the Greek record for the 400m with a 47.70 performance. The record will stand for 8 years.
Births
- 1931: Billy Bingham, former coach of the National Football Team of Greece.
- 1932: Ria Kourti, singer
Deaths
- 1921: Dimitrios Rallis, politician and Prime Minister