Difference between revisions of "June 30"

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1913: The first massacre at Doxato takes place during the Second Balkan War, as Bulgarian troops kill 650 inhabitants of this Drama prefecture town before burning it to the ground. A second massacre would take place in the same town during World War II (see September 29).
1919: The Greek Army evacuates Aydini.
1930: The Law School of the University of Thessaloniki is established.
1948: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes Lefkada adding to the destruction of another earthquake on April 22 of the same year.
1955: EOKA fighter, Markos Drakos, is arrested by the British. He will escape three months later.
1972: The Military Government of Greece passes a "quickie divorce" law.
1984: Thessaloniki is twinned with Lemesos, Cyprus.
1993: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.

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 *[[1948]]: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Lefkada]] adding to the destruction of another earthquake on [[April 22]] of the same year.
 *[[1955]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Markos Drakos]], is arrested by the British. He will escape three months later.
-*[[1972]]: The [[Junta|Military Government]] of Greece passes a "quickie divorce" law. Dictator [[George Papadopoulos]] will avail himself of his own law to divorce his first wife.
+*[[1972]]: The [[Junta|Military Government]] of Greece passes a "quickie divorce" law.
 *[[1984]]: [[Thessaloniki]] is twinned with [[Lemesos]], [[Cyprus]].
 *[[1993]]: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.