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'''[[August 2]]''' | '''[[August 2]]''' | ||
| − | + | *[[338 BC]] - Rise of [[Macedon]]: [[Philip II of Macedon]] crushed [[Athens]] and [[Thebes]] in the [[Battle of Chaeronea]]. | |
| + | *[[1645]]: The Ottoman army seized [[Chania]], [[Crete]]. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege. | ||
| + | *[[1859]]: [[King Otto]] laid the cornerstone of the building of the [[Academy of Athens]]. | ||
| + | *Births: [[King Constantine I]] of Greece ([[1868]]); [[Seraphim]] ([[1913]]), [[Archbishop of Athens]]; [[Dimos Moutsis]] ([[1938]]), composer | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 1]] - [[July 31]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 1]] - [[July 31]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:50, July 14, 2009
- 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushed Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea.
- 1645: The Ottoman army seized Chania, Crete. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege.
- 1859: King Otto laid the cornerstone of the building of the Academy of Athens.
- Births: King Constantine I of Greece (1868); Seraphim (1913), Archbishop of Athens; Dimos Moutsis (1938), composer