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*[[1979]]: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in [[Greece]]. | *[[1979]]: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in [[Greece]]. | ||
*[[1980]]: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece. | *[[1980]]: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece. | ||
| + | *[[2020]]: Floods on the island of [[Euboea]] leave seven people dead. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1959]]: [[PAOK BC]] wins its first Greek basketball Championship. | ||
*[[2002]]: [[Kostas Kenteris]] wins gold at the Munich European Championship with a 19.85 performance at the [[200m]]. | *[[2002]]: [[Kostas Kenteris]] wins gold at the Munich European Championship with a 19.85 performance at the [[200m]]. | ||
| − | *[[2006]]: [[Fani Halkia]] wins silver (54.02 sec.) in the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She had been favored to win the gold. | + | *[[2006]]: [[Fani Halkia]] wins silver (54.02 sec.) in the women's [[400-meter hurdles]] final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She had been favored to win the gold. |
*[[2006]]: Triple jumper [[Pigi Devetzi]] wins silver (15.05 m) at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. | *[[2006]]: Triple jumper [[Pigi Devetzi]] wins silver (15.05 m) at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. | ||
| + | *[[2016]]: [[Anna Korakaki]] wins the gold medal for Greece in the 25m pistol at the Rio Olympics. She becomes the first Greek athlete in more than a century to win two medals in the same Olympics. | ||
| + | *[[2018]]: [[Katerina Stefanidi]] and [[Nicole Kyriakopoulou]] finish 1-2 in the women's [[pole vault]] at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1938]]: [[Otto Rehhagel]], [[National Football Team]] coach. | *[[1938]]: [[Otto Rehhagel]], [[National Football Team]] coach. | ||
| + | *[[1988]]: [[Vasilis Koutsianikoulis]], footballer. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[378]]: [[Valens]], [[Byzantine emperor]] | ||
*[[803]]: [[Byzantine Empress Irene]] the "Athenian". | *[[803]]: [[Byzantine Empress Irene]] the "Athenian". | ||
*[[1823]]: [[Markos Botsaris]], Greek revolutionary. | *[[1823]]: [[Markos Botsaris]], Greek revolutionary. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:13, August 10, 2020
Events
- 1823: The Battle of Kefalovriso takes place during the Greek War of Independence. Markos Botsaris is killed.
- 1913: The Battle of Kresna Gorge is concluded as Bulgaria surrenders during the Second Balkan War.
- 1956: Iakovos Patatsos, Charilaos Michail and Andreas Zakos are hanged by the British in the Central Jail of Lefkosia
- 1979: A medical certificate is no longer required for a wedding in Greece.
- 1980: 13 people die in the heatwave that strikes Greece.
- 2020: Floods on the island of Euboea leave seven people dead.
Sports
- 1959: PAOK BC wins its first Greek basketball Championship.
- 2002: Kostas Kenteris wins gold at the Munich European Championship with a 19.85 performance at the 200m.
- 2006: Fani Halkia wins silver (54.02 sec.) in the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She had been favored to win the gold.
- 2006: Triple jumper Pigi Devetzi wins silver (15.05 m) at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 2016: Anna Korakaki wins the gold medal for Greece in the 25m pistol at the Rio Olympics. She becomes the first Greek athlete in more than a century to win two medals in the same Olympics.
- 2018: Katerina Stefanidi and Nicole Kyriakopoulou finish 1-2 in the women's pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Births
- 1938: Otto Rehhagel, National Football Team coach.
- 1988: Vasilis Koutsianikoulis, footballer.
Deaths
- 378: Valens, Byzantine emperor
- 803: Byzantine Empress Irene the "Athenian".
- 1823: Markos Botsaris, Greek revolutionary.