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*[[1962]]: Former [[Communist Party of Greece]] Secretary General, [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], requests to return to Greece and stand trial. His request is denied. | *[[1962]]: Former [[Communist Party of Greece]] Secretary General, [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], requests to return to Greece and stand trial. His request is denied. | ||
*[[1970]]: [[Athens]] daily "Ethnos" ceases all operations. | *[[1970]]: [[Athens]] daily "Ethnos" ceases all operations. | ||
| + | ==Sports== | ||
| + | *[[2026]]: [[Lefteris Petrounias]] wins gold in the rings at the Cairo World Championships. | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
*[[1938]]: [[Giorgos Sideris]], footballer | *[[1938]]: [[Giorgos Sideris]], footballer | ||
Latest revision as of 21:15, April 5, 2026
Events
- 1824: Supporters of Georgios Kountouriotis take Tripolis from the supporters of Petrobey Mavromichalis.
- 1897: The Greek government declares war on Turkey and the Greco-Turkish War (1897) begins.
- 1912: Many Asia Minor Greeks cannot vote in the Turkish elections as Young Turks vandalise many polling places, burning ballots or electoral registers.
- 1944: 270 Greeks are executed in the village of Kleisoura (Kastoria), by the German occupation forces, in retaliation for the killing of two German soldiers in the area.
- 1944: Hellenic Navy crew members join the revolt by leftist soldiers in Alexandria.
- 1962: Former Communist Party of Greece Secretary General, Nikolaos Zachariadis, requests to return to Greece and stand trial. His request is denied.
- 1970: Athens daily "Ethnos" ceases all operations.
Sports
- 2026: Lefteris Petrounias wins gold in the rings at the Cairo World Championships.
Births
- 1938: Giorgos Sideris, footballer
- 1969: Dinos Angelidis, basketball player.
Deaths
- 1966: Spyros Melas, writer