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*[[1897]]: A Peace treaty is signed ending the [[Greco-Turkish War (1897)]]
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*[[325 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great|Alexander's]] fleet, consisting of 150 ships under the command of Admiral [[Nearchus]] from [[Crete]], set sail from the port of Matala, in the mouth of the Indus river, to return to Persia.
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*[[1981]]: [[Dimitris Michas]] breaks the Greek record in the [[triple jump]] with 17.04m. His record will stand for 17 years.
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*[[1897]]: A Peace treaty was signed ending the [[Greco-Turkish War (1897)]]
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*Deaths: [[Nikos Skalkotas]] ([[1949]]), composer; [[George Seferis|Giorgos Seferis]] ([[1971]]), poet; [[Alexandros Kotzias]] ([[1992]]), writer
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*[[1923]]: Patriarch [[Meletius Metaxakis|Meletius IV]] resigned the Ecumenical throne amid growing political pressure.
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<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[September 19]] - [[September 18]]</span>
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*[[1942]]: Resistance members belonging to [[PEAN]] blew up the offices of the "National Socialist Patriotic Organisation" killing 43 Germans and 23 Greek collaborators.
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*[[1951]]: NATO accepted Greece and Turkey as new members.
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*Deaths: [[George Seferis|Giorgos Seferis]] ([[1971]]), poet; [[Alexandros Kotzias]] ([[1992]]), writer
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<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[September 19]] - [[September 18]]</span>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:40, September 17, 2008

September 20

  • 325 BC: Alexander's fleet, consisting of 150 ships under the command of Admiral Nearchus from Crete, set sail from the port of Matala, in the mouth of the Indus river, to return to Persia.
  • 1897: A Peace treaty was signed ending the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
  • 1923: Patriarch Meletius IV resigned the Ecumenical throne amid growing political pressure.
  • 1942: Resistance members belonging to PEAN blew up the offices of the "National Socialist Patriotic Organisation" killing 43 Germans and 23 Greek collaborators.
  • 1951: NATO accepted Greece and Turkey as new members.
  • Deaths: Giorgos Seferis (1971), poet; Alexandros Kotzias (1992), writer

Recent days: September 19 - September 18

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