Difference between revisions of "August 27"

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479 BC: The Battle of Plataea takes place
479 BC: The Battle of Mycale takes place
1886: A major earthquake, registering 7.5 on the Richter scale, strikes Filiatra destroying the city.
1912: Alexandros Karamanlakis becomes the first casualty of the Greek air force when his plane crashes in the Corinthian Gulf.
1998: The Greek stock market ("Sofokleous Street") closes with a 7.7% loss.

2003: Periklis Iakovakis breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17 in the Paris World Championships.
2012: Panionios defeat Aris 1-0 in their Superleague opener. This match was the first in 23 years where two Greek clubs fielded no foreigners in their starting lineups.
2026: Emmanouil Karalis clears 6.20m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich to set a new Greek record in the pole vault.

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 *[[2003]]: [[Periklis Iakovakis]] breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17  in the Paris World Championships.
 *[[2012]]: [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] defeat [[Aris FC|Aris]] 1-0 in their [[Football A Division|Superleague]] opener. This match was the first in 23 years where two Greek clubs fielded no foreigners in their starting lineups.
+*[[2026]]:  [[Emmanouil Karalis]] clears 6.20m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich to set a new Greek record in the [[pole vault]].
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