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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[917]]: The Byzantine army is defeated by the Bulgars at the [[The Battle of Anchialus]]. | *[[917]]: The Byzantine army is defeated by the Bulgars at the [[The Battle of Anchialus]]. | ||
| − | *[[1823]]: [[Crete|Cretans]] battle with Turks at [[Amourgeles]] during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | + | *[[1823]]: [[Crete|Cretans]] battle with Turks at [[Amourgeles]] during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. |
| + | *[[1948]]: [[Democratic Army of Greece]] commander, [[Giorgos Yiannoulis]], is executed during the [[Greek Civil War]]. | ||
*[[1965]]: [[Elias Tsirimokos]] is asked to form a government after [[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]] failed to get a vote of confidence in Parliament. | *[[1965]]: [[Elias Tsirimokos]] is asked to form a government after [[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]] failed to get a vote of confidence in Parliament. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 13:26, April 4, 2011
Events
- 917: The Byzantine army is defeated by the Bulgars at the The Battle of Anchialus.
- 1823: Cretans battle with Turks at Amourgeles during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1948: Democratic Army of Greece commander, Giorgos Yiannoulis, is executed during the Greek Civil War.
- 1965: Elias Tsirimokos is asked to form a government after Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas failed to get a vote of confidence in Parliament.
Sports
- 2003: The president of Panellinios GC Minos Kiriakou becomes the first Greek to be elected in the IAAF Council
- 2009: Eleni Artymata becomes the first Cypriot woman to qualify for the finals of the World Championships in athletics. She did so in the 200m with a time of 22.64 - a new Cypriot record.
Births
- 1949: Nikolas Asimos, singer