Difference between revisions of "April 22"

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1453: Turkish ships enter the Golden Horn over land to tighten the noose on besieged Constantinople.
1821: The Battle of Alamana takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
1822: Turkish forces take Naousa. They destroy the city and several surrounding villages.
1906: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
1948: A strong earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) destroys much of Lefkada.
1980: Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, visits Athens.
1988: Dimitris Christofias is elected Secretary General of AKEL, succeeding Ezekias Papaioannou who died earlier in the month.

1956: Greece lose to Italy's seconds 7-1 in a Mediterranean Cup game played in Naples.
1973: League leaders PAOK are stunned 5-3 at home by Panachaiki. The loss dropped the Thessaloniki club into 2nd place and ended up costing them the championship.

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 *[[1453]]: Turkish ships enter the [[Golden Horn]] over land to tighten the noose on besieged [[Constantinople]].
 *[[1821]]: The [[Battle of Alamana]] takes place during the Greek [[War of Independence]].
+*[[1822]]: Turkish forces take [[Naousa]]. They destroy the city and several surrounding villages.
 *[[1906]]: The [[1906 Summer Olympics|1906 Athens "Olympiad"]]  commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
 *[[1948]]: A strong earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) destroys much of [[Lefkada]].