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*[[1959]]: After three years of exile, Archbishop [[Makarios III]] returns to [[Cyprus]] to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him. | *[[1959]]: After three years of exile, Archbishop [[Makarios III]] returns to [[Cyprus]] to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him. | ||
*[[1963]]: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse. | *[[1963]]: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse. | ||
| + | *[[1988]]: The [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November]] murder industrialist, Alexandros Athanasiades-Bodosakis, on Kifisias Avenue in [[Filothei]]. | ||
*[[1996]]: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the confiscation of the Royal property in Greece. | *[[1996]]: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the confiscation of the Royal property in Greece. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 11:31, July 27, 2007
Events
- 293: Constantius Chlorus, the father of Constantine the Great, is made Caesar by Maximian.
- 1770: Maniotes liberate Kalamata during the "Orlov Events".
- 1923: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
- 1935: Eleftherios Venizelos flees to Italy after the March 1 Movement fails.
- 1952: Nikos Beloyiannis is sentenced to death by a military tribunal.
- 1959: The first ever PROPO in Greek history pays off 228,000 drachmas to its first winner. Runners-up win 4,757 drachmas each.
- 1959: After three years of exile, Archbishop Makarios III returns to Cyprus to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
- 1963: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse.
- 1988: The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November murder industrialist, Alexandros Athanasiades-Bodosakis, on Kifisias Avenue in Filothei.
- 1996: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the confiscation of the Royal property in Greece.
Sports
- 1920: The Greek Athletes Union, under its president, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, silver medallist of the 1st Olympic Games, demands that Panathenian Games are organized on the 30 and 31 of March. This demand is not granted by the Minister of Education and the Union will be gradually driven to dissolution.
Births
- 1842: Nikolaos Gyzis, painter
- 1896: Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- 1947: Totis Fylakouris, football player
- 1961: Savvas Kofidis, football player and coach.
Deaths
- 1999: Giorgos Venetoulias, journalist, president of Ethnikos Piraeus FCl