Difference between revisions of "November 4"

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1620: Cyril Lucaris is elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
1821: The revolting Greeks prevail over the Turkish forces at Chalandri and then take over Athens
1912: Icaria is liberated during the First Balkan War.
1918: The First Congress of Greek socialists is held, from which the Socialist Labour Party of Greece or SEKE (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas) was born - a few years later it is renamed to Communist Party of Greece (Kommounistiko Komma Ellados, Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, KKE).
1932: Panagis Tsaldaris is sworn in as Prime Minister after winning the September 26 elections with the Popular Party (Laiko Komma, Λαϊκό Κόμμα)
1961: Constantine Karamanlis is sworn in as PM, after winning the October 29 elections where, as they later pronounced, "even the trees voted !"
1980: The five day work week is established

1928: Legendary goalkeeper Achilleas Grammatikopoulos debuts for Olympiakos. Grammatikopoulos would remain as Olympiakos' keeper until 1944.

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 ==Events==
+*[[1620]]: [[Cyril Lucaris]] is elected [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
 *[[1821]]: The [[War of Independence|revolting Greeks]] prevail over the Turkish forces at [[Chalandri]] and then take over [[Athens]]
 *[[1912]]: [[Icaria]] is liberated during the [[First Balkan War]].