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*[[1999]]: [[Kostas Gatsioudis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 89.84m | *[[1999]]: [[Kostas Gatsioudis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 89.84m | ||
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*[[1954]]: [[Marika Kotopouli]], stage actress | *[[1954]]: [[Marika Kotopouli]], stage actress | ||
Revision as of 09:33, September 11, 2008
Events
- 1821: Greeks capture Tripolis during the War of Independence against Turkey.
- 1866: Cretan revolutionaries are defeated by the Turkish army at Malaxa, Chania.
- 1938: The ancient theatre of Epidaurus is put to use again - after 2000 years. The first play put on is "Electra" by Sophocles.
- 1942: The Greek forces in Egypt come under German airforce bombardment. Four soldiers are killed and ten are wounded.
- 1943: German troops kill 10 Greeks as they destroy the village of Aetos, Messenia.
- 2001: The attack against the Twin Towers takes place. The nearby Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicolas is also damaged.
Sports
- 1999: Kostas Gatsioudis breaks the Greek record in the javelin with a throw of 89.84m
Deaths
- 1954: Marika Kotopouli, stage actress
- 1979: Solon Michaelidis, Cypriot composer.
- 1986: Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, intellectual, politician, Prime Minister
- 2006: Peter Clentzos, pole vaulter, 1932 Olympic competitor.