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*[[2001]]: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes damage to buildings in [[Skyros]]. | *[[2001]]: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes damage to buildings in [[Skyros]]. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1926]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] play their first football match defeating [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[Thessaloniki]] 2-1. The fourleaf clover, on the players' shirt, will be replaced by the two-headed eagle on 20/3/1929, when the team will merge with AEK Thessaloniki |
*[[1964]]: [[Christos Papanikolaou]] breaks the Greek record in [[pole vault]] with 4.73m in Cairo. | *[[1964]]: [[Christos Papanikolaou]] breaks the Greek record in [[pole vault]] with 4.73m in Cairo. | ||
*[[1996]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games. | *[[1996]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games. | ||
*[[2005]]: [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] defeat Trabzonspor 3-1 in [[Nicosia]]. | *[[2005]]: [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] defeat Trabzonspor 3-1 in [[Nicosia]]. | ||
*[[2009]]: The Greek U-20 [[basketball]] team defeat France 90-85 and win the European Championship. | *[[2009]]: The Greek U-20 [[basketball]] team defeat France 90-85 and win the European Championship. | ||
| + | *[[2026]]: Greece defeat Hungary 15-14 to win the [[water polo]] World Cup. | ||
| + | *[[2026]]: [[Miltos Tentoglou]] equals the Greek record in the [[long jump]] with an 8.66m performance in [[Volos]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1805]]: [[Konstantinos Broumidis]], painter | *[[1805]]: [[Konstantinos Broumidis]], painter | ||
*[[1940]]: [[Tolis Voskopoulos]], singer | *[[1940]]: [[Tolis Voskopoulos]], singer | ||
| + | *[[1945]]: [[Panagiotis Pikrammenos]], Prime Minister | ||
*[[1949]]: [[Walter Wagner]], footballer | *[[1949]]: [[Walter Wagner]], footballer | ||
*[[1966]]: [[Pambos Pittas]], [[Cypriot]] footballer | *[[1966]]: [[Pambos Pittas]], [[Cypriot]] footballer | ||
Latest revision as of 20:42, July 26, 2026
Events
- 811: The Bulgarians under Tsar Krum defeat the Byzantines at the Battle of Pliska.
- 1822: The Battle of Dervenakia takes place.
- 1920: King Alexander visits newly-liberated Adrianoupolis (Edirne).
- 1989: Fires destroy forrested areas of Mt Parnitha.
- 2001: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes damage to buildings in Skyros.
Sports
- 1926: PAOK play their first football match defeating Iraklis in Thessaloniki 2-1. The fourleaf clover, on the players' shirt, will be replaced by the two-headed eagle on 20/3/1929, when the team will merge with AEK Thessaloniki
- 1964: Christos Papanikolaou breaks the Greek record in pole vault with 4.73m in Cairo.
- 1996: Pyrros Dimas wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- 2005: Anorthosis Famagusta defeat Trabzonspor 3-1 in Nicosia.
- 2009: The Greek U-20 basketball team defeat France 90-85 and win the European Championship.
- 2026: Greece defeat Hungary 15-14 to win the water polo World Cup.
- 2026: Miltos Tentoglou equals the Greek record in the long jump with an 8.66m performance in Volos.
Births
- 1805: Konstantinos Broumidis, painter
- 1940: Tolis Voskopoulos, singer
- 1945: Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Prime Minister
- 1949: Walter Wagner, footballer
- 1966: Pambos Pittas, Cypriot footballer
- 1984: Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot athlete (high jump)
Deaths
- 811: Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor
- 1867: King Otto
- 1930: Pavlos Karolidis, historian
- 1947: Archbishop of Cyprus Leontios
- 1953: Nikolaos Plastiras, general and politician
- 1957: Dorotheus, Archbishop of Athens