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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1858]]: [[Syros]] is connected to the Greek mainland by telegraph wire. |
| − | *[[1912]]: | + | *[[1912]]: Greeks, led by Alexander Romas, seize the hill of Driskos, at [[Ioannina]], from the Turkish army. |
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*[[1916]]: [[Greece]] declares war against Germany in [[WWI]] | *[[1916]]: [[Greece]] declares war against Germany in [[WWI]] | ||
| − | *[[1943]]: German occupying forces execute 118 hostages in Monodendri, [[Laconia]]. | + | *[[1943]]: German occupying forces execute 118 hostages in [[Monodendri]], [[Laconia]]. |
| + | *[[1955]]: [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir John Harding]] declares a state of emergency throughout the island. | ||
| + | *[[1985]]: Officer Nikos Georgakopoulos is killed when a bomb explodes near a MAT bus by the Hilton Hotel in downtown [[Athens]]. The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assume responsibility. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1956]]: [[Georgios Roubanis]] wins the bronze medal in the [[pole vault]] at the Olympic Games of Melbourne. | ||
| + | *[[2008]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat Inter 1-0, in San Siro, in a CL group stage game. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1906]]: [[Michail Hadjikonstantis]], [[WW II]] hero | ||
*[[1926]]: [[Panos Gavalas]], popular singer | *[[1926]]: [[Panos Gavalas]], popular singer | ||
*[[1927]]: [[Nikos Foskolos]], director and screenplay writer | *[[1927]]: [[Nikos Foskolos]], director and screenplay writer | ||
| + | *[[1986]]: [[Kostas Filippidis]], athlete ([[pole vault]]er). | ||
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1957]]: [[Petros Voulgaris]], Admiral, Prime Minister | ||
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| + | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:05, July 15, 2012
Events
- 1858: Syros is connected to the Greek mainland by telegraph wire.
- 1912: Greeks, led by Alexander Romas, seize the hill of Driskos, at Ioannina, from the Turkish army.
- 1916: Greece declares war against Germany in WWI
- 1943: German occupying forces execute 118 hostages in Monodendri, Laconia.
- 1955: Cyprus governor Sir John Harding declares a state of emergency throughout the island.
- 1985: Officer Nikos Georgakopoulos is killed when a bomb explodes near a MAT bus by the Hilton Hotel in downtown Athens. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assume responsibility.
Sports
- 1956: Georgios Roubanis wins the bronze medal in the pole vault at the Olympic Games of Melbourne.
- 2008: Panathinaikos defeat Inter 1-0, in San Siro, in a CL group stage game.
Births
- 1906: Michail Hadjikonstantis, WW II hero
- 1926: Panos Gavalas, popular singer
- 1927: Nikos Foskolos, director and screenplay writer
- 1986: Kostas Filippidis, athlete (pole vaulter).
Deaths
- 1957: Petros Voulgaris, Admiral, Prime Minister