Difference between pages "1941" and "July 11"

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Events

1865: The remains of poet Dionysios Solomos are brought to his native Zakynthos for re-burial.
1908: Sultan Abdul Hamid, under pressure from the Young Turk movement, grants rights to the Ottoman subjects including full amnesty to guerrilas in Macedonia. The Macedonian Struggle ends as both Greek and Bulgarian partizans cease their activity.
1913: Alexandroupolis (then known as Dedeagac) is liberated by Greek forces during the Second Balkan War. The Treaty of Bucharest will return it to Bulgarian control.
1944: Lela Karayianni, leader of resistance group "Bouboulina", is captured by the Germans.
1988: Terrorists attack the Greek cruise ship "City of Poros (ship)" killing 9 people and injuring 71 others.
2004: PM Kostas Karamanlis attends the wedding of Tayyip Erdogan's daughter as an honoured guest.
2011: Blasts at a munitions dump at Zygi naval base in Cyprus cause the deaths of twelve persons.

Sports

2009: The Greek U19 basketball team defeat Australia 84-69 to advance to the final of the FIBA U19 World Basketball Championship.

Births

1832: Charilaos Trikoupis, statesman
1973: Kostas Kenteris, athlete

Deaths

1941: Arthur Evans, archaeologist
2016: John Brademas, Greek-American politician

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 ==Events==
-===January===
+*[[1865]]: The remains of poet [[Dionysios Solomos]] are brought to his native [[Zakynthos]] for re-burial.
-*[[January 5]]: A Greek Army football team plays against an English one (4-2) at Leoforos. Two months later, [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] face a team of English aviators (6-2). The English took these initiatives aiming to reinforce the ties with the Greek people.
+*[[1908]]: Sultan Abdul Hamid, under pressure from the Young Turk movement, grants rights to the Ottoman subjects including full amnesty to guerrilas in [[Macedonia]]. The [[Macedonian Struggle]] ends as both Greek and Bulgarian partizans cease their activity.
-*[[January 10]]: The Greek First Division liberates [[Kleisoura]].
+*[[1913]]: [[Alexandroupolis]] (then known as Dedeagac) is liberated by Greek forces during the [[Second Balkan War]]. The [[Treaty of Bucharest]] will return it to Bulgarian control.
-*[[January 13]]: [[Anton Christoforidis]] defeats Melio Bettina, in Cleveland, Ohio, by unanimous decision to win the National Boxing Association light heavyweight title.
+*[[1944]]: [[Lela Karayianni]], leader of resistance group "Bouboulina", is captured by the Germans.
-*[[January 29]]: PM [[Ioannis Metaxas]] dies in office. He is replaced by [[Alexandros Korizis]].
+*[[1988]]: Terrorists attack the Greek cruise ship "[[City of Poros (ship)]]" killing 9 people and injuring 71 others.
+*[[2004]]: PM [[Kostas Karamanlis]] attends the wedding of Tayyip Erdogan's daughter as an honoured guest.
+*[[2011]]: Blasts at a munitions dump at Zygi naval base in [[Cyprus]] cause the deaths of twelve persons.
+===Sports===
+*[[2009]]: The Greek U19 [[basketball]] team defeat Australia 84-69 to advance to the final of the FIBA U19 World Basketball Championship.
-===February===
+==Births==
-*[[February 10]]: The Italian Airforce bombards [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Patra]].
+*[[1832]]: [[Charilaos Trikoupis]], statesman
-*[[February 27]]: British troops occupy [[Kastellorizo]].
+*[[1973]]: [[Kostas Kenteris]], athlete
-===March===
-*[[March 8]]: Kathimerini publisher, [[Georgios Vlachos]], prints his famous "[[Georgios Vlachos#An Open Letter to Hitler|open letter to Hitler]]".
-*[[March 9]]: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces commences.
-*[[March 17]]: The first British and New Zealand troops arrive in [[Greece]] as a German attack is deemed imminent.
-*[[March 20]]: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces ends in failure.
-===April===
-*[[April 6]]: Greek PM [[Alexandros Korizis]] personally rejects a German demand for unconditional surrender.
-*[[April 9]]: During [[World War II]], [[Thessaloniki]] falls to the German army.
-*[[April 9]]: Maj. Gen. Ioannis Zisis leads his troops into Turkey rather than surrender to the Germans. Before the Turks can take his weapon, he faces Greece and shoots himself in the head.
-*[[April 10]]: The hospital ship "Attica" is sunk off Cape Kafireas by Axis aircraft. Aboard the ship, captained by Dimitrios Meletopoulos, were several wounded soldiers.
-*[[April 14]]: The Germans enter [[Katerini]].
-*[[April 18]]: Days before Greece capitulates to the Germans, PM [[Alexandros Korizis]] commits suicide.
-*[[April 23]]: [[King George II]] and the Greek Government flee to [[Crete]] as the Germans march towards [[Athens]].
-*[[April 25]]: German troops enter [[Chalkida]] and invade [[Attica]].
-*[[April 25]]: German paratroopers occupy the [[Corinth]] Isthmus.
-*[[April 25]]: Adolf Hitler signs Directive Number 28, ordering the invasion of [[Crete]].
-*[[April 27]]: The Germans enter [[Athens]] during [[World War II]].
-*[[April 28]]: Italian troops occupy [[Kerkyra]].
-*[[April 29]]: Italian troops occupy [[Kefallonia]].
-*[[April 30]]: Gen. [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] is sworn in as PM of occupied Greece.
-===May===
-*[[May 20]]: The [[Battle of Crete]] begins.
-*[[May 30]]:  [[Manolis Glezos]] and [[Apostolos Santas]] take down the German flag from the [[Acropolis, Athens]].
-===June===
-*[[June 1]]: The [[Battle of Crete]] ends in Allied defeat.
-*[[June 3]]: German occupation troops enter and destroy the village of [[Kandanos]], [[Crete]].
-===July===
-*[[July 2]]: [[Chrysanthus]] is removed as [[Archbishop of Athens]] after refusing to swear in the [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] government.
-===October===
-*[[October 17]]: 250 inhabitants of [[Kerdylia]], [[Serres prefecture]] are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
-*[[October 24]]: German troops execute 165 men in [[Mesovouno]], [[Kozani prefecture]].
-===September===
-*[[September 9]]: The resistance movement [[EDES]] is founded in [[Athens]] by [[Venizelism|venizelist]] Col. [[Napoleon Zervas]].
-*[[September 27]]: The resistance movement [[EAM]] (National Liberation Front) is founded by several leftist groups.
-*[[September 29]]: The massacre of [[Doxato]], [[Drama prefecture]], takes place as Bulgarian occupation forces kill 350 Greek men from the town aged 16 - 50.
-== Births ==
-===February===
-*[[February 8]]: [[Doukissa Fotara]], [[Laika]] singer commonly known only by her first name.
-===April===
-*[[April 10]]: Archbishop [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus]].
 ==Deaths==
-===January===
+*[[1941]]: [[Arthur Evans]], archaeologist
-*[[January 29]]:  [[Ioannis Metaxas]], Greek PM during [[World War II]].
+*[[2016]]: [[John Brademas]], [[Greek-American]] politician
-===April===
-*[[April 18]]: [[Alexandros Korizis]], Greek PM who succeeded Metaxas.
-*[[April 24]]: [[Konstantinos Spanoudis]], one of the founders of [[AEK FC|AEK]]
-*[[April 27]]: [[Penelope Delta]], writer
-===July===
-*[[July 11]]: [[Arthur Evans]], archaeologist
-===Unknown===
-*[[Pantelis Horn]], writer
-[[Category:Years]]
+[[Category:Days]]
-[[Category:1941]]

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