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*[[1944]]: Communist organisation [[ELAS]] and nationalist [[Organisation X]] battle at [[Theseum]] for control of [[Athens]]. | *[[1944]]: Communist organisation [[ELAS]] and nationalist [[Organisation X]] battle at [[Theseum]] for control of [[Athens]]. | ||
*[[2005]]: [[Athina Roussel Onassis]] weds Brazilian equestrian champion Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda in Sao Paolo, Brazil. | *[[2005]]: [[Athina Roussel Onassis]] weds Brazilian equestrian champion Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda in Sao Paolo, Brazil. | ||
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| + | *[[2008]]: [[Panathinaikos BC]] defeat Zalgiris, in Kaunas, 80-69 for their 300th win in European cup competitions. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1932]]: [[Lambros Porfyras]], poet | *[[1932]]: [[Lambros Porfyras]], poet | ||
Revision as of 08:48, December 5, 2008
Events
- 1858: Julius Schmidt is named director of the National Observatory of Athens.
- 1897: The Istanbul Treaty was signed, officially ending the Greek-Turkish war. Greece was obligated to compensate Turkey with 4 million gold coins while they also had to evacuate the territories between Mt. Olympus and Kamvounia Mountain. Under the same treaty, Crete became independent.
- 1944: Communist organisation ELAS and nationalist Organisation X battle at Theseum for control of Athens.
- 2005: Athina Roussel Onassis weds Brazilian equestrian champion Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Sports
- 2008: Panathinaikos BC defeat Zalgiris, in Kaunas, 80-69 for their 300th win in European cup competitions.
Deaths
- 1932: Lambros Porfyras, poet
Namesday
- Saint Barbara, patron saint of the Greek Artillery