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| + | *[[1941]]: The Germans enter [[Athens]] during [[World War II]]. | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: Writer [[Penelope Delta]] attempts suicide by taking poison. She will die five days later. | ||
| + | *[[1952]]: the Cypriot National Assembly ratifies the [[Enosis|union]] of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]]. | ||
| + | *[[1956]]: A RAF Douglas Dakota is destroyed on the ground by a bomb thought to have been placed by [[EOKA]] fighters. | ||
| + | *[[2007]]: Employment minister [[Savvas Tsitouridis]] resigned after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds. | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1748]]: [[Adamantios Korais]], Greek intellectual | *[[1748]]: [[Adamantios Korais]], Greek intellectual | ||
| + | *[[1770]]: [[Sir Edward Codrington]], British admiral at the [[Battle of Navarino]] | ||
| + | *[[1903]]: [[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], Communist leader | ||
| + | *[[1935]]: [[Theodoros Angelopoulos]], film director | ||
| + | *[[1971]]: [[Theofilos Karasavvidis]], footballer | ||
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| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1864]]: [[Ioannis Makrygiannis]], hero of the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
| + | *[[2007]]: [[Marios Tokas]], songwriter | ||
| + | *[[2016]]: [[Oscar Alvarez]], footballer | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, June 28, 2018
Events
- 1941: The Germans enter Athens during World War II.
- 1941: Writer Penelope Delta attempts suicide by taking poison. She will die five days later.
- 1952: the Cypriot National Assembly ratifies the union of Greece and Cyprus.
- 1956: A RAF Douglas Dakota is destroyed on the ground by a bomb thought to have been placed by EOKA fighters.
- 2007: Employment minister Savvas Tsitouridis resigned after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds.
Births
- 1748: Adamantios Korais, Greek intellectual
- 1770: Sir Edward Codrington, British admiral at the Battle of Navarino
- 1903: Nikolaos Zachariadis, Communist leader
- 1935: Theodoros Angelopoulos, film director
- 1971: Theofilos Karasavvidis, footballer
Deaths
- 1864: Ioannis Makrygiannis, hero of the Greek War of Independence.
- 2007: Marios Tokas, songwriter
- 2016: Oscar Alvarez, footballer