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*[[1899]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], politician, President of Greece. | *[[1899]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], politician, President of Greece. | ||
*[[1934]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], member of the [[EOKA]] guerilla group. | *[[1934]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], member of the [[EOKA]] guerilla group. | ||
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| + | *[[1839]]: [[Mahmud II]], Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during the Greek [[War of Independence]] | ||
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[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, March 6, 2009
Events
- 1428: Future emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus marries Maddalena Tocco, his first wife.
- 1863: France, Britain and Russia sign an agreement with Denmark concerning the election of Prince George as King of Greece.
- 1920: The Greek Army enters Panormos during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- 1927: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes Laconia.
- 1946: The first eleven special military courts are set up in Greece following the Emergency Measures Act of June 17.
- 1963: Aristotle Onassis acquires Skorpios island off the coast of Lefkada.
- 1995: Former Crown Prince Pavlos marries American Marie-Chantal Miller in London. 10 New Democracy MPs attend the wedding causing a stir in Greek politics.
Sports
- 1976: Apostolos Kathiniotis breaks the Greek record in the triple jump with 16.61m.
- 2004 - The Greek National Football Team advances to the Euro 2004 final game after beating the Czech Republic 1-0 (silver goal in extra time by Traianos Dellas).
Births
- 1899: Konstantinos Tsatsos, politician, President of Greece.
- 1934: Iakovos Patatsos, member of the EOKA guerilla group.
Deaths
- 1839: Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence