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| + | This day , also known as [[OXI Day]], is celebrated as a national holiday and marks the day when Greece entered [[World War II in [[1940]]. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[312]]: [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine the Great]] is victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire. | *[[312]]: [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine the Great]] is victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire. | ||
Revision as of 12:57, October 28, 2005
This day , also known as OXI Day, is celebrated as a national holiday and marks the day when Greece entered [[World War II in 1940.
Events
- 312: Constantine the Great is victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire.
- 1940: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.
- 1944: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the bridge of Papadia, and the tunnel and bridge of Brallos.
- 1959: The electricity plant of Ptolemaida begins its operations
Births
- 1940: Poly Panou, popular singer