Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 17"

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395: Upon the death of Theodosius I, the Roman Empire was permanently split into West and East. Some historians consider this event the beginning of the Byzantine Empire.
1822: Ali Pasha was beheaded by the Turks on a small island of Lake Pamvotis. The severed head was sent to Sultan Mahmud II in Istanbul.
1827: Georgios Karaiskakis defeated the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
Births: Nikos Nioplias, football player and coach (1965).
Deaths: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor (395), Ali Pasha (1822), Petrobey Mavromichalis, Maniote leader during the Greek Revolution (1848), Antonis Travlantonis, author (1943).

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+*[[395]]: Upon the death of [[Theodosius I]], the Roman Empire was permanently split into West and East. Some historians consider this event the beginning of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
+*[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] was beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head was sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul.
+*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeated the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]].
+*Births: [[Nikos Nioplias]], football player and coach ([[1965]]).
+*Deaths: [[Theodosius I]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor ([[395]]), [[Ali Pasha]] ([[1822]]), [[Petrobey Mavromichalis]], [[Mani]]ote leader during the [[Greek Revolution]] ([[1848]]), [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author ([[1943]]).
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[January 16]] - [[January 15]]</span>
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