Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/April 6"

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648 BC: The ancient Greeks recorded an eclipse of the sun for the first time.
1870: Greek police and soldiers attacked the Arvanitakis gang. All the British and Italian hostages, held by the gang, were killed in the operation.
1896: 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.
1941: During World War II, Greek PM Alexandros Korizis personally rejected a German demand for unconditional surrender.
1985: The Greek Parliament accepted the proposal of the PASOK government to amend the constitution.
Births: Christos Sartzetakis, former President of Greece (1929)
Deaths: Adamantios Korais, Greek intellectual (1833), Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician (1995)

Recent days: April 5 - April 4

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+*[[648 BC]]: The ancient Greeks recorded an eclipse of the sun for the first time.
+*[[1870]]: Greek police and soldiers attacked the Arvanitakis gang. All the British and Italian hostages, held by the gang, were killed in the operation.
+*[[1896]]: 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.
+*[[1941]]: During [[World War II]], Greek PM [[Alexandros Korizis]] personally rejected a German demand for unconditional surrender.
+*[[1985]]: The [[Greek Parliament]] accepted the proposal of the [[PASOK]] government to amend the constitution.
+*Births: [[Christos Sartzetakis]], former [[List of Presidents of Greece|President]] of [[Greece]] ([[1929]])
+*Deaths: [[Adamantios Korais]], Greek intellectual ([[1833]]), [[Ioannis Alevras]], Greek politician ([[1995]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[April 5]] - [[April 4]]</span>
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