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*[[1826]]: French [[Philhellenism|philhellene]] [[Charles Fabvier]] liberates [[Athens]] from the Turks. | *[[1826]]: French [[Philhellenism|philhellene]] [[Charles Fabvier]] liberates [[Athens]] from the Turks. | ||
| − | *[[1858]]: | + | *[[1858]]: [[Syros]] is connected to the Greek mainland by telegraph wire. |
*[[1912]]: Greeks, led by Alexander Romas, seize from the Turkish army the hill of Driskos at [[Ioannina]] | *[[1912]]: Greeks, led by Alexander Romas, seize from the Turkish army the hill of Driskos at [[Ioannina]] | ||
*[[1916]]: [[Greece]] declares war against Germany in [[WWI]] | *[[1916]]: [[Greece]] declares war against Germany in [[WWI]] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, April 6, 2007
Events
- 1826: French philhellene Charles Fabvier liberates Athens from the Turks.
- 1858: Syros is connected to the Greek mainland by telegraph wire.
- 1912: Greeks, led by Alexander Romas, seize from the Turkish army the hill of Driskos at Ioannina
- 1916: Greece declares war against Germany in WWI
- 1943: German occupying forces execute 118 hostages in Monodendri, Laconia.
- 1985: Officer Ioannis Georgakopoulos is killed when a bomb explodes near a MAT bus by the Hilton Hotel in downtown Athens. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assume responsibility.
Births
- 1926: Panos Gavalas, popular singer
- 1927: Nikos Foskolos, director and screenplay writer
- 1986: Kostas Filippidis, athlete (pole vaulter).