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*[[1875]]: [[King George I]] announces that henceforth no one will be named as Greek Prime Minister unless he has the confidence of Parliament. | *[[1875]]: [[King George I]] announces that henceforth no one will be named as Greek Prime Minister unless he has the confidence of Parliament. | ||
*[[1903]]: A major earthquake (7.5 on the Richter scale) rocks the island of [[Kythira]]. | *[[1903]]: A major earthquake (7.5 on the Richter scale) rocks the island of [[Kythira]]. | ||
| + | *[[1904]]: A strong earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Samos]] causing four fatalities. | ||
*[[1944]]: The Greek 3rd mountain brigade lands in Taranto, Italy. | *[[1944]]: The Greek 3rd mountain brigade lands in Taranto, Italy. | ||
*[[1996]]: [[Tasos Isaak]] is clubbed to death by Turks in [[Derynia]], [[Cyprus]]. | *[[1996]]: [[Tasos Isaak]] is clubbed to death by Turks in [[Derynia]], [[Cyprus]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:06, September 26, 2008
Events
- 480 BC: The Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Artemisium take place during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 1875: King George I announces that henceforth no one will be named as Greek Prime Minister unless he has the confidence of Parliament.
- 1903: A major earthquake (7.5 on the Richter scale) rocks the island of Kythira.
- 1904: A strong earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Samos causing four fatalities.
- 1944: The Greek 3rd mountain brigade lands in Taranto, Italy.
- 1996: Tasos Isaak is clubbed to death by Turks in Derynia, Cyprus.
- 1996: Muslim Albanians vandalise the Orthodox church of St Michael, in Moschopolis, southern Albania.
- 2005: Flooding occurs in the northeastern part of Evros prefecture, between Orestiada and Didymoteicho.
Births
- 1716: Evgenios Voulgaris, clergyman, writer
- 1947: Georgios Karatzaferis, politician