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*[[1453]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | *[[1453]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | ||
| + | *[[1868]]: [[Dimitrios Voulgaris]] wins the general elections electing 114 MPs out of 184. These elections were the first in Greek history to be held within a single day. | ||
*[[1915]]: The [[Greek-American]] daily [[National Herald (newspaper)|National Herald]] commences publication in New York. | *[[1915]]: The [[Greek-American]] daily [[National Herald (newspaper)|National Herald]] commences publication in New York. | ||
*[[1952]]: [[Maria Callas]] debuts in La Scala, Milan. | *[[1952]]: [[Maria Callas]] debuts in La Scala, Milan. | ||
Revision as of 15:35, September 5, 2008
Events
- 1453: The army of Mehmet II sets up camp outside Constantinople. The siege of the city begins.
- 1868: Dimitrios Voulgaris wins the general elections electing 114 MPs out of 184. These elections were the first in Greek history to be held within a single day.
- 1915: The Greek-American daily National Herald commences publication in New York.
- 1952: Maria Callas debuts in La Scala, Milan.
- 1993: A great fire on Skiathos burns much of the island's forested areas.
Sports
- 2000: AEK defeat Panathinaikos 59-57 to win the Greek Basketball Cup.
Births
- 1927: Ferenc Puskas, footballer and coach of Panathinaikos and AEK.
- 1948: Dimitris Mitropanos, singer
Deaths
- 1989: Manolis Angelopoulos, singer
- 1993: Spyros Kotzamanis, assassin of Gregoris Lambrakis.