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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[1928]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' [[ | + | *[[1902]]: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Thessaloniki]] |
| + | *[[1928]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' [[Liberal Party]] win the national elections. | ||
| + | *[[1958]]: British troops fire upon civilian protesters in [[Avgorou]], [[Cyprus]], killing pregnant mother Loukia Papageorgiou. | ||
*[[1965]]: [[Maria Callas]] appears for the last time in an opera, at Covent Garden in London, in "Tosca" directed by Franco Zefirelli. | *[[1965]]: [[Maria Callas]] appears for the last time in an opera, at Covent Garden in London, in "Tosca" directed by Franco Zefirelli. | ||
| + | *[[1970]]: [[Cyprus]] holds its second parliamentary elections with the abstention of the Turkish Cypriot community. | ||
*[[1994]]: The European Court declares the importation of products from Turkish-occupied northern [[Cyprus]] "illegal and contrary to EU legislation". | *[[1994]]: The European Court declares the importation of products from Turkish-occupied northern [[Cyprus]] "illegal and contrary to EU legislation". | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| − | *[[1986]]: [[Nikos Galis]] scores a record | + | *[[1986]]: [[Nikos Galis]] scores a record 53 points as [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] beat Panama 110-81 for the World Basketball Championship in Zaragoza |
*[[1992]]: [[Nikos Galis]] leaves [[Aris BC|Aris Salonica]] when the club president president Theofilos Mitroudis offers him a coaching post suggesting he should stop his career as a player. Ten days later, Galis moves to [[Athens]]. | *[[1992]]: [[Nikos Galis]] leaves [[Aris BC|Aris Salonica]] when the club president president Theofilos Mitroudis offers him a coaching post suggesting he should stop his career as a player. Ten days later, Galis moves to [[Athens]]. | ||
*[[1998]]: [[Greek-American]] [[Pete Sampras]] wins his 5th successive Wimbledon title, equalling the record set by Bjorn Borg. | *[[1998]]: [[Greek-American]] [[Pete Sampras]] wins his 5th successive Wimbledon title, equalling the record set by Bjorn Borg. | ||
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| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1837]]: Patriarch [[Joachim IV of Constantinople]] | ||
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Yiannis Papaspyrou]], politician, Mayor of [[Piraeus]]. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:44, July 5, 2011
Events
- 1902: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) strikes Thessaloniki
- 1928: Eleftherios Venizelos' Liberal Party win the national elections.
- 1958: British troops fire upon civilian protesters in Avgorou, Cyprus, killing pregnant mother Loukia Papageorgiou.
- 1965: Maria Callas appears for the last time in an opera, at Covent Garden in London, in "Tosca" directed by Franco Zefirelli.
- 1970: Cyprus holds its second parliamentary elections with the abstention of the Turkish Cypriot community.
- 1994: The European Court declares the importation of products from Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus "illegal and contrary to EU legislation".
Sports
- 1986: Nikos Galis scores a record 53 points as Greece beat Panama 110-81 for the World Basketball Championship in Zaragoza
- 1992: Nikos Galis leaves Aris Salonica when the club president president Theofilos Mitroudis offers him a coaching post suggesting he should stop his career as a player. Ten days later, Galis moves to Athens.
- 1998: Greek-American Pete Sampras wins his 5th successive Wimbledon title, equalling the record set by Bjorn Borg.
Births
- 1837: Patriarch Joachim IV of Constantinople
Deaths
- 2010: Yiannis Papaspyrou, politician, Mayor of Piraeus.