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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[451]]: The [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]] begins. | ||
*[[1912]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]] during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[1912]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]] during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
*[[1929]]: [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photius II]] becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. | *[[1929]]: [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photius II]] becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. | ||
Revision as of 12:16, October 20, 2010
Events
- 451: The Fourth Ecumenical Council begins.
- 1912: Greek forces land in Lemnos during the First Balkan War.
- 1929: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1960: General Georgios Grivas announces the formation of a new political party: the "National Recovery Movement".
- 1973: Spiros Markezinis is appointed Prime Minister of Greece by George Papadopoulos.
Sports
- 2010: Giorgos Karagounis earns his 100th cap as Greece defeat Latvia 1-0 in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
- 2010: Yiannis Okkas becomes the first Cypriot to earn 100 caps as Cyprus lose 2-1 to Norway in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
Births
- 1952: Takis Koroneos, basketball player
Deaths
- 1987: Konstantinos Tsatsos, President of Greece