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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1943]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero | *[[1943]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero | ||
| + | *[[2009]]: [[Dimitris Persidis]], footballer. | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Apostolos Vasiliadis]], footballer. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:59, January 21, 2011
Events
- 1878: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. Skarlatos Soutsos, invade Thessaly to protect the locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke.
- 1897: 1,500 Greek troops, under Timoleon Vassos, land in Crete to aid local rebels who sought union with Greece.
- 1944: Four units of the Hellenic Navy take part in the landing at Anzio.
- 1988: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate US official George Karos.
- 2009: Antros Kyprianou is elected Secretary General of AKEL, replacing Dimitris Christofias.
Sports
- 1989: A luxury hotel opens inside the training camp of Panathinaikos at Paiania. It was the beginning of the construction of a modern training camp (one of the best in Europe) which was concluded in 1993.
Births
- 1924: Telly Savalas, Greek-American actor
- 1939: Phaedon Georgitsis, actor.
- 1943: Dimitris Poulikakos, actor.
Deaths
- 1943: Col. Konstantinos Davakis, WWII hero
- 2009: Dimitris Persidis, footballer.
- 2010: Apostolos Vasiliadis, footballer.