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| + | *[[1965]]: Student Sotiris Petroulas is killed during a pro-[[Georgios Papandreou|Papandreou]] protest in [[Athens]]. | ||
| + | *[[1974]]: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near [[St. Hilarion Castle]] during the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]]. His club, [[Iraklis]] [[Thessaloniki]] will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour. | ||
| + | *[[1975]]: [[Athens]] daily "[[Eleftherotypia]]" begins publication. | ||
| + | *[[1988]]: [[Greek-American]], [[Michael Dukakis]], wins the nomination for President of the US at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Giorgos Papandreou]] pays an official state visit to Israel - the first by a Greek PM since [[1993]] when the two countries established full diplomatic relations. | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1939]]: [[John Negroponte]], [[Greek-American]] career diplomat | ||
| + | *[[1948]]: [[Cat Stevens]], [[Greeks in Great Britain|Greek-British]] singer | ||
*[[1971]]: [[Erik Mykland]], one-time [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer | *[[1971]]: [[Erik Mykland]], one-time [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, July 22, 2010
Events
- 1965: Student Sotiris Petroulas is killed during a pro-Papandreou protest in Athens.
- 1974: Greek athlete Giorgos Katsanis is killed in a battle near St. Hilarion Castle during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. His club, Iraklis Thessaloniki will rename their volleyball stadium in his honour.
- 1975: Athens daily "Eleftherotypia" begins publication.
- 1988: Greek-American, Michael Dukakis, wins the nomination for President of the US at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2010: Giorgos Papandreou pays an official state visit to Israel - the first by a Greek PM since 1993 when the two countries established full diplomatic relations.
Births
- 1939: John Negroponte, Greek-American career diplomat
- 1948: Cat Stevens, Greek-British singer
- 1971: Erik Mykland, one-time Panathinaikos footballer