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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1831]]: [[Augustinos Kapodistrias]] is named President of the government of Greece. | ||
*[[1912]]: [[Greece]] uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani | *[[1912]]: [[Greece]] uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani | ||
*[[1920]]: A referendum is held for the return of [[King Constantine I]] to [[Greece]] as a monarch. | *[[1920]]: A referendum is held for the return of [[King Constantine I]] to [[Greece]] as a monarch. | ||
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*[[1926]]: [[George Savalas]], [[Greek-American]] actor | *[[1926]]: [[George Savalas]], [[Greek-American]] actor | ||
*[[1934]]: [[Nikos Kourkoulos]], actor | *[[1934]]: [[Nikos Kourkoulos]], actor | ||
| + | *[[1934]]: [[Takis Papoulidis]], footballer | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1940]]: Colonel [[Mardohaios Frizis]], first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]]. | *[[1940]]: Colonel [[Mardohaios Frizis]], first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]]. | ||
| + | *[[2016]]: [[Petros Fyssoun]], actor | ||
==Feast Day== | ==Feast Day== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, May 22, 2020
Events
- 1831: Augustinos Kapodistrias is named President of the government of Greece.
- 1912: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
- 1920: A referendum is held for the return of King Constantine I to Greece as a monarch.
- 1923: A powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) strikes Chalkidiki prefecture and the surrounding area.
- 1940: Colonel Mardohaios Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), a Greek Jew , is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- 1969: A pacemaker is implanted for the first time in a heart patient in Greece.
- 1981: Adultery is decriminalized. Article 357 of the Penal Code that called for imprisonment as a penalty for adultery is revoked.
Births
- 1926: George Savalas, Greek-American actor
- 1934: Nikos Kourkoulos, actor
- 1934: Takis Papoulidis, footballer
Deaths
- 1940: Colonel Mardohaios Frizis, first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
- 2016: Petros Fyssoun, actor