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| + | *[[1858]]: By decree from the High Porte, Cretans are given the right to bear arms and elect their eldermen | ||
| + | *[[1939]]: Ioannis Drosopoulos is approved as governor of the [[Bank of Greece]] | ||
| + | *[[1979]]: Bank employees strike across Greece. | ||
| + | *[[1980]]: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Lampropoulos in [[Piraeus]] and Dragonas in Athens. | ||
| + | *[[1994]]: The Greek government launches a formal protest against the decision of the Albanian Parliament to commemorate the "genocide" of the Albanian minority in Northern Greece. | ||
| + | *[[2019]]: [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] is elected Prime Minister of [[Greece]] as [[New Democracy]] triumph in the parliamentary elctions winning 39.85% of the vote against 31.53% for outgoing PM [[Alexis Tsipras]]' [[SYRIZA]] party. | ||
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| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2004]]: [[Gogo Tsiligiri]] breaks the Greek [[pole vault]] record with a jump of 4.47m | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1936]]: [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer | *[[1936]]: [[Nikos Xylouris]], [[Crete|Cretan]] singer | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: [[Georgios Souflias]], politician | ||
| + | *[[1962]]: [[Kostas Mavridis]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[1979]]: [[Tasos Gousis]], athlete ([[200m]], [[400m]]) | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1972]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras]] | *[[1972]]: [[Patriarch Athenagoras]] | ||
| + | *[[2006]]: [[Methodios, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain]] | ||
| + | *[[2007]]: [[Aristarchos Fountoukidis]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[2009]]: [[Costas Chimonides]], [[high jump]] athlete, coach | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:31, July 8, 2019
Events
- 1858: By decree from the High Porte, Cretans are given the right to bear arms and elect their eldermen
- 1939: Ioannis Drosopoulos is approved as governor of the Bank of Greece
- 1979: Bank employees strike across Greece.
- 1980: Unidentified bombers destroy mega-stores Lampropoulos in Piraeus and Dragonas in Athens.
- 1994: The Greek government launches a formal protest against the decision of the Albanian Parliament to commemorate the "genocide" of the Albanian minority in Northern Greece.
- 2019: Kyriakos Mitsotakis is elected Prime Minister of Greece as New Democracy triumph in the parliamentary elctions winning 39.85% of the vote against 31.53% for outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras' SYRIZA party.
Sports
- 2004: Gogo Tsiligiri breaks the Greek pole vault record with a jump of 4.47m
Births
- 1936: Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer
- 1941: Georgios Souflias, politician
- 1962: Kostas Mavridis, footballer
- 1979: Tasos Gousis, athlete (200m, 400m)
Deaths
- 1972: Patriarch Athenagoras
- 2006: Methodios, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain
- 2007: Aristarchos Fountoukidis, footballer
- 2009: Costas Chimonides, high jump athlete, coach