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*[[470 BC]]: [[Socrates]], ancient philosopher | *[[470 BC]]: [[Socrates]], ancient philosopher | ||
*[[1929]]: [[Karolos Papoulias]], President of the Hellenic Republic | *[[1929]]: [[Karolos Papoulias]], President of the Hellenic Republic | ||
| + | *[[1936]]: [[Kostas Tsimas]], politician | ||
*[[1981]]: [[Giourkas Seitaridis]], football player | *[[1981]]: [[Giourkas Seitaridis]], football player | ||
Revision as of 13:16, June 4, 2007
Events
- 1878: Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 1959: Greece rejected a Soviet note urging that no missile bases be established on Greek soil.
- 1977: Greece releases five British plane-spotters imprisoned for spying; they were released after 10 weeks in jail. {BBC)
- 1992: Bavarian Greeks petition their local government to convince the German government not to recognise FYROM as "Macedonia".
- 1993: FYROM reject Slobodan Milosevic's initiative to settle their dispute with Greece by being known as "Slavic Macedonia"
- 1993: Greece claims that she lost $2.6 billion on account of the EU embargo against Yugoslavia.
Sports
- 1991: FIBA celebrated the basketball jubilee by organizing an international tournament at Piraeus' Peace and Friendship Stadium. Italy ranked first and Greece second.
- 2004: The Athens 2004 Olympic Flame started a journey from Ancient Olympia to Athens, during which it visited 26 states and 34 towns on all 5 continents.
Births
- 470 BC: Socrates, ancient philosopher
- 1929: Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic
- 1936: Kostas Tsimas, politician
- 1981: Giourkas Seitaridis, football player
Deaths
- 2001: Dinos Eliopoulos, actor