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*[[1963]]: Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of murdered MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]]. | *[[1963]]: Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of murdered MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]]. | ||
*[[1979]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] signs, on behalf of [[Greece]], the country's entry into the European Union. | *[[1979]]: PM [[Constantine Karamanlis]] signs, on behalf of [[Greece]], the country's entry into the European Union. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: Diomedes Argos win the European Handball Federation Challenge Cup despite losing 22-20 to Wacker Thun, as the first match was 26-23 in favour of the Greek team. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, May 28, 2012
Gregoris Lambrakis' funeral. May 28, 1963.
Events
- 585 BC: Thales records the first documented eclipse of the sun.
- 1453: Emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus and much of the population of Constantinople attend the last services held at Hagia Sophia.
- 1952: The Greek Parliament votes to grant women equal political rights.
- 1956: Greek Foreign Minister, Spyros Theotokis, is forced to resign over the Cyprus matter.
- 1963: Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of murdered MP Grigoris Lambrakis.
- 1979: PM Constantine Karamanlis signs, on behalf of Greece, the country's entry into the European Union.
Sports
- 2012: Diomedes Argos win the European Handball Federation Challenge Cup despite losing 22-20 to Wacker Thun, as the first match was 26-23 in favour of the Greek team.