Difference between revisions of "October 16"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Events) |
Dutch Eagle (talk | contribs) (→Deaths: Deleted the “) Tags: mobile edit mobile web edit |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1912]]: Greek forces enter [[Veria]] and [[Katerini]] | ||
*[[1954]]: US soldiers man the first American base on Greek soil in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. | *[[1954]]: US soldiers man the first American base on Greek soil in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. | ||
| − | *[[1994]]: [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]]. | + | *[[1994]]: [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]] is elected Mayor of [[Athens]]. [[Stelios Logothetis]] is elected in [[Piraeus]] and [[Konstantinos Kosmopoulos]] in [[Thessaloniki]]. |
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1968]]: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, [[pole vault]]er [[Christos Papanikolaou]], breaks the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but fails to win a medal as he finishes 4th. | *[[1968]]: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, [[pole vault]]er [[Christos Papanikolaou]], breaks the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but fails to win a medal as he finishes 4th. | ||
| + | *[[1999]]: [[Demosthenes Tampakos]] wins bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China. | ||
| + | *[[2000]]: The new Euroleague Championship kicks off as Real Madrid defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 75-73 in its inaugural game. | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: [[Kostas Katsouranis]] earns his 100th cap as [[National Football Team|Greece]] defeat Slovakia 1-0 in Bratislava. | ||
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Yiannis Dalianidis]], filmmaker, director | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:27, October 16, 2022
Events
- 1912: Greek forces enter Veria and Katerini
- 1954: US soldiers man the first American base on Greek soil in Heraklio, Crete.
- 1994: Dimitris Avramopoulos is elected Mayor of Athens. Stelios Logothetis is elected in Piraeus and Konstantinos Kosmopoulos in Thessaloniki.
Sports
- 1968: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, pole vaulter Christos Papanikolaou, breaks the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but fails to win a medal as he finishes 4th.
- 1999: Demosthenes Tampakos wins bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China.
- 2000: The new Euroleague Championship kicks off as Real Madrid defeat Olympiakos 75-73 in its inaugural game.
- 2012: Kostas Katsouranis earns his 100th cap as Greece defeat Slovakia 1-0 in Bratislava.
Deaths
- 2010: Yiannis Dalianidis, filmmaker, director