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==Events==
 
==Events==
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===January===
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*[[293]]: [[Constantius Chlorus]], the father of [[Constantine the Great]], is made Caesar by Maximian.
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*[[January 6]]: Epiphany celebrations are held in [[Smyrna]] for the first time since [[1922]].
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*[[1770]]: [[Mani]]otes liberate [[Kalamata]] during the "[[Orlov Events]]".
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*[[January 6]]: Epiphany celebrations are held in the occupied city of [[Ammochostos]], [[Cyprus]], for the first time since [[1974]].
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*[[1923]]: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. [[February 16]] becomes March 1.
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*[[January 10]]: [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] is elected leader of the [[New Democracy]] party.
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*[[1935]]: A Venizelist coup d'etat fails. [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] flees to Italy.
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*[[January 22]]: S&P raises Greece's credit rating to B- (from CCC+).
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*[[1941]]: A strong earthquake (6.3 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Larisa]] killing 40 persons.
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*[[January 27]]: PM [[Alexis Tsipras]] visits Israel and meets with PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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*[[1952]]: [[Nikos Beloyiannis]] is sentenced to death by a military tribunal.
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*[[January 28]]: Twenty-four migrants drowned off the Greek island of [[Samos]] near Turkey after their boat capsized.
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*[[1959]]: The first ever [[PROPO]] in Greek history pays off 228,000 [[drachma]]s to its first winner. Runners-up win 4,757 drachmas each.
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*[[1959]]: After three years of exile, Archbishop [[Makarios III]] returns to [[Cyprus]] to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
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*[[1963]]: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse.
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*[[1988]]: The [[Revolutionary Organisation 17 November]] murder industrialist, Alexandros Athanasiades-Bodosakis, on Kifisias Avenue in [[Filothei]].  
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*[[1996]]: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the confiscation of the Royal property in Greece.
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*[[2011]]: A gun battle at [[Agios Ioannis Rentis]] leaves two policemen dead and another two wounded. The stolen vehicle and the weapons used by the unknown culprits were later found by the police.
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===Sports===
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*[[1920]]: The Greek Athletes Union, under its president, [[Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos]], silver medallist of the 1st Olympic Games, demands that [[Panathenian Games]] are organized on the 30 and 31 of March. This demand is not granted by the Minister of Education and the Union will be gradually driven to dissolution.
  
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===February===
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==Births==
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*[[February 2]]: Greek academics and members of the [[Hellenic Olympic Committee]] sent a letter to put forward two Greek islanders from [[Lesvos]] (85 year-old Emilia Kamvysi and 40-year old fisherman Stratis Valiamos) and one American actress and activist (Susan Sarandon) as candidates for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, lauding their work to help alleviate the hardships of refugees reaching Greece's shores on their way to Europe. Because the Nobel Peace Prize must go to an individual or organization, the experts chose three individuals as representatives of the wider volunteer effort.
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*[[1842]]: [[Nikolaos Gyzis]], painter
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*[[February 4]]: [[Greece]]'s largest private and public sector unions ([[GSEE]] and [[ADEDY]]) stage a general strike to protest against the government's planned pension reforms.
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*[[1896]]: [[Dimitris Mitropoulos (composer)|Dimitris Mitropoulos]], conductor
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*[[February 7]]: Greek Prime Minister [[Alexis Tsipras]] begins two-day visit to Iran promoting a framework of cooperation between [[Greece]] and Iran.
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*[[1937]]: [[Kostas Vallianos]], footballer
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*[[February 8]]: Values on the [[Athens Stock Market]] drop 7.87%.
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*[[1947]]: [[Totis Fylakouris]], football player
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*[[February 9]]: Four Bulgarian truck drivers smash through barriers set up by Greek truckers along the countries' shared border.
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*[[1961]]: [[Savvas Kofidis]], football player and coach.
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*[[February 8]]: 27 migrants died off the Turkish coast trying to reach the Greek island of [[Lesvos|Lesbos]].
 
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*[[February 11]]: A Super Puma helicopter of the [[Hellenic Navy]] crashes on the island of [[Kinaros]], killing its three-member crew.
 
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*[[February 13]]: 17-year old [[Emmanouil Karalis]] breaks the junior World indoor [[pole vault]] record with a jump of 5.53m.
 
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*[[February 23]]: Farmers escalate their mobilization and closed the Stomio interchange off the [[Tempi Valley]].
 
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*[[February 25]]: [[Greece]] recalls its ambassador to Austria amid sharp divisions among EU states over the migrant crisis.
 
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===March===
 
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*[[March 3]]: Deputy Minister for Sports, [[Stavros Kontonis]], calls off the 2016 [[Greek Football Cup]] season, citing numerous violent incidents that have plagued recent matches between football clubs. His statement came after the semi-final first leg between [[PAOK FC|PAOK Salonika]] and [[Olympiacos FC|Olympiakos]] was abandoned because of crowd violence. PAOK fans threw flares and clashed with riot police after their team was denied a penalty with Olympiakos leading 2-1.
 
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*[[March 5]]: [[Emmanouil Karalis]] breaks his own junior World indoor [[pole vault]] record with 5.54m.
 
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
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===January===
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*[[1999]]: [[Giorgos Venetoulias]], journalist, president of [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC]]
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*[[January 6]]: [[Makis Psomiades]], businessman  - served as President for [[AEK FC]]
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*[[1999]]: [[Angelos Vasiliadis]], footballer
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===February===
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*[[2016]]: [[Giorgos Tsakanikas]], athlete ([[shot put]], [[discus]])
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*[[February 18]]: [[Pantelis Pantelidis]], singer - died in a car crash
 
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===March===
 
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*[[March 1]]: [[Giorgos Tsakanikas]], athlete ([[shot put]], [[discus]])
 
  
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[[Category:Years]]
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[[Category:Days]]
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[[Category:2016]]
 

Revision as of 14:27, November 25, 2018

Events

  • 293: Constantius Chlorus, the father of Constantine the Great, is made Caesar by Maximian.
  • 1770: Maniotes liberate Kalamata during the "Orlov Events".
  • 1923: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
  • 1935: A Venizelist coup d'etat fails. Eleftherios Venizelos flees to Italy.
  • 1941: A strong earthquake (6.3 on the Richter scale) strikes Larisa killing 40 persons.
  • 1952: Nikos Beloyiannis is sentenced to death by a military tribunal.
  • 1959: The first ever PROPO in Greek history pays off 228,000 drachmas to its first winner. Runners-up win 4,757 drachmas each.
  • 1959: After three years of exile, Archbishop Makarios III returns to Cyprus to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turn out to greet him.
  • 1963: A fixed fine is established for Members of the Greek Parliament who miss a session without a valid excuse.
  • 1988: The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November murder industrialist, Alexandros Athanasiades-Bodosakis, on Kifisias Avenue in Filothei.
  • 1996: The Greek Supreme Court "Areios Pagos" declares unconstitutional the confiscation of the Royal property in Greece.
  • 2011: A gun battle at Agios Ioannis Rentis leaves two policemen dead and another two wounded. The stolen vehicle and the weapons used by the unknown culprits were later found by the police.

Sports

  • 1920: The Greek Athletes Union, under its president, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, silver medallist of the 1st Olympic Games, demands that Panathenian Games are organized on the 30 and 31 of March. This demand is not granted by the Minister of Education and the Union will be gradually driven to dissolution.

Births

Deaths

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