Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/October 31"

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1931: PM Eleftherios Venizelos recalled Consul General Alexis Kyrou from Cyprus. The Greek consul had shown open support to the Cypriots protesting against British rule.
1932: Eleftherios Venizelos' governing political party lost the elections.
1940: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombarded Italian positions in Albania.
1948: The last entry in Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof's log reads: «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
1972: Dowry offered for officer weddings was no longer endorsed
Births: Napoleon Lapathiotis (1888), poet; Yiannis Kalamitsis (1939), theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer; Grigoris Georgatos (1973), footballer
Deaths: John VIII Palaeologus (1448), next-to-last Byzantine emperor; Nikos Engonopoulos (1985), painter and poet; Michail Stasinopoulos (2002), politician, President of Greece

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 *[[1972]]: [[Dowry]] offered for officer weddings was no longer endorsed
 *Births: [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]] ([[1888]]), poet; [[Yiannis Kalamitsis]] ([[1939]]), theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer; [[Grigoris Georgatos]] ([[1973]]), footballer
-*Deaths: [[John VIII Palaeologus]] ([[1448]]), next-to-last [[Byzantine emperor]]; [[Nikos Engonopoulos]] ([[1985]]), painter and poet; [[Michail Stasinopoulos]] ([[2002]]), politician, [[President of Greece]]; [[Thanasis Giannousis]] ([[2005]]), politician, [[Thessaloniki]] mayor; [[Dionysis Livanos]] ([[2005]]), politician, Minister of Tourism and EU Parliamentarian
+*Deaths: [[John VIII Palaeologus]] ([[1448]]), next-to-last [[Byzantine emperor]]; [[Nikos Engonopoulos]] ([[1985]]), painter and poet; [[Michail Stasinopoulos]] ([[2002]]), politician, [[President of Greece]]
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[October 30]] - [[October 29]]</span>
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