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| − | *[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[ | + | *[[1822]]: [[Ali Pasha]] is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of [[Lake Pamvotis]]. The severed head is sent to Sultan [[Mahmud II]] in Istanbul. |
*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | *[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 10:20, January 17, 2006
Events
- 1822: Ali Pasha is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of Lake Pamvotis. The severed head is sent to Sultan Mahmud II in Istanbul.
- 1827: Georgios Karaiskakis defeats the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
Births
- 1965: Nikos Nioplias, football player and coach.
Deaths
- 395: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor.
- 1822: Ali Pasha
- 1848: Petrobey Mavromichalis, Maniote leader during the Greek Revolution.
- 1943: Antonis Travlantonis, author.