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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1880]]: [[Charilaos Trikoupis]] forms a government. |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1912]]: Stavros Baretis assassinates Andreas Kopasis - the pro-Turkish governor of [[Samos]]. |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1930]]: Prisoners in [[Greece]] go on strike demanding better food. |
| − | + | *[[1949]]: Communists blow up the power station of [[Xylokastro]] but are slain by national forces. | |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1982]]: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in [[Greece]]. |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1983]]: In a letter to the Police, an organisation called "Anti-terrorist Struggle" assumes responsibility for the murder of publisher [[Tzortzis Athanasiadis]]. |
| + | *[[1987]]: [[Odysseus Angelis]], a member of the [[junta]] of [[1967]]-[[1974]], is found hanged in his prison cell - a suicide. | ||
| + | *[[1992]]: 20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of [[Macedonia]]. | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: Archbishop [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus]] crosses into the Turkish-occupied north of [[Cyprus]] to visit the monasteries of Saint [[Barnabas]] and [[Saint Andrew]]. | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1896]]: [[Charilaos Vasilakos]] wins the first [[Marathon (event)|marathon]] ever run with a time of 3hrs 17mins. |
| − | *[[2009]]: [[ | + | *[[1997]]: Vouliagmeni win the European Cup-winners Cup in water polo by defeating Roma 7-6. |
| + | *[[2009]]: [[Panathinaikos]] lose 3-1 sets to Russia's Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod in the final of the CEV Cup. | ||
| + | *[[2025]]: [[Emmanouil Karalis]] wins silver at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China, breaking the Greek record for the [[pole vault]] with a 6.05m jump. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Deaths== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1975]]: [[Themos Asderis]], football player and coach. |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1985]]: [[Spyros Vasiliou]], painter |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1987]]: [[Odysseus Angelis]], general, member of the [[junta]] of [[1967]]-[[1974]] |
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Stelios Tourkomenis]], footballer | ||
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[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:48, March 22, 2025
Events
- 1880: Charilaos Trikoupis forms a government.
- 1912: Stavros Baretis assassinates Andreas Kopasis - the pro-Turkish governor of Samos.
- 1930: Prisoners in Greece go on strike demanding better food.
- 1949: Communists blow up the power station of Xylokastro but are slain by national forces.
- 1982: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
- 1983: In a letter to the Police, an organisation called "Anti-terrorist Struggle" assumes responsibility for the murder of publisher Tzortzis Athanasiadis.
- 1987: Odysseus Angelis, a member of the junta of 1967-1974, is found hanged in his prison cell - a suicide.
- 1992: 20,000 Greeks demonstrate in Bonn, Germany, on the issue of Macedonia.
- 2010: Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus crosses into the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus to visit the monasteries of Saint Barnabas and Saint Andrew.
Sports
- 1896: Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first marathon ever run with a time of 3hrs 17mins.
- 1997: Vouliagmeni win the European Cup-winners Cup in water polo by defeating Roma 7-6.
- 2009: Panathinaikos lose 3-1 sets to Russia's Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod in the final of the CEV Cup.
- 2025: Emmanouil Karalis wins silver at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China, breaking the Greek record for the pole vault with a 6.05m jump.
Deaths
- 1975: Themos Asderis, football player and coach.
- 1985: Spyros Vasiliou, painter
- 1987: Odysseus Angelis, general, member of the junta of 1967-1974
- 2010: Stelios Tourkomenis, footballer