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*[[1984]]: [[Vassilis Tsitsanis]] | *[[1984]]: [[Vassilis Tsitsanis]] | ||
*[[1997]]: [[Paul Tsongas]], [[Greek-American]] politician. | *[[1997]]: [[Paul Tsongas]], [[Greek-American]] politician. | ||
| + | *[[1998]]: [[Dan Georgiadis]], football coach. | ||
==Namesday== | ==Namesday== | ||
Revision as of 15:12, March 21, 2007
Events
- 532: The Nika riots are put down by General Belisarius. 30,000 rioters are slain in Constantinople.
- 1913: The Naval Battle of Lemnos ends in Greek victory.
- 1957: EOKA guerilla fighter, Markos Drakos, is ambushed and slain by the British at Solea, Cyprus.
- 1996: Costas Simitis becomes leader of PASOK and Prime Minister of Greece
Vasilis Tsitsanis was born this day
Births
- 1913: Yiannis Papaioannou, rebetika songwriter.
- 1915: Vassilis Tsitsanis, composer.
Deaths
- 474: Leo I, Byzantine emperor
- 1957: Markos Drakos
- 1984: Vassilis Tsitsanis
- 1997: Paul Tsongas, Greek-American politician.
- 1998: Dan Georgiadis, football coach.