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*[[1912]]: [[Greece]] uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani | *[[1912]]: [[Greece]] uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani | ||
| − | *[[1920]]: A referendum is held for the return of [[King Constantine I]] to [[Greece]] as a monarch | + | *[[1920]]: A referendum is held for the return of [[King Constantine I]] to [[Greece]] as a monarch. |
| + | *[[1923]]: A powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Chalkidiki prefecture]] and the surrounding area. | ||
*[[1940]]: Colonel [[Mardohaios Frizis]] (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), a Greek Jew , is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]]. | *[[1940]]: Colonel [[Mardohaios Frizis]] (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), a Greek Jew , is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]]. | ||
*[[1969]]: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in [[Greece]]. | *[[1969]]: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in [[Greece]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:32, October 23, 2008
Events
- 1912: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
- 1920: A referendum is held for the return of King Constantine I to Greece as a monarch.
- 1923: A powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes Chalkidiki prefecture and the surrounding area.
- 1940: Colonel Mardohaios Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), a Greek Jew , is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- 1969: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in Greece.
- 1981: Adultery is decriminalized. Article 357 of the Penal Code that called for imprisonment as a penalty for adultery is revoked.
Births
- 1926: George Savalas, Greek-American actor
- 1934: Nikos Kourkoulos, actor
Deaths
- 1940: Colonel Mardohaios Frizis, first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.