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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1877]]: The [[Hellenic Red Cross]] was established following the initiative of [[Queen Olga]]. | *[[1877]]: The [[Hellenic Red Cross]] was established following the initiative of [[Queen Olga]]. | ||
| + | *[[1942]]: [[King George II]] arrives in the USA to seek aid for the Greek war effort. | ||
*[[1944]]: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in [[Distomo]], [[Boeotia prefecture]]. | *[[1944]]: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in [[Distomo]], [[Boeotia prefecture]]. | ||
*[[1949]]: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the [[Greek Civil War|various concentration camps in Greece]]. | *[[1949]]: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the [[Greek Civil War|various concentration camps in Greece]]. | ||
*[[1956]]: The [[Lycabettus]] funicular came into operation | *[[1956]]: The [[Lycabettus]] funicular came into operation | ||
*[[1996]]: Ecumenical [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]] is named an honourary member of the [[Athens Academy]]. | *[[1996]]: Ecumenical [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]] is named an honourary member of the [[Athens Academy]]. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1987]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]]. | ||
| + | *[[2008]]: [[National Football Team|European soccer champions Greece]] began the [[Euro 2008|defence of the title]] won as outsiders during [[Euro 2004|the last tournament]] with a disappointing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden. | ||
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| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1958]]: [[Christos Dimopoulos]], footballer | ||
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[2009]]: [[Stelios Skevofilakas]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[2018]]: [[Pavlos Giannakopoulos]], basketball president | ||
| + | *[[2022]]: [[Billy Bingham]], [[football]] coach who worked for [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] and the [[National Football Team]] of Greece. | ||
| + | *[[2023]]: [[Yiannis Markopoulos]], composer. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, June 11, 2023
Events
- 1877: The Hellenic Red Cross was established following the initiative of Queen Olga.
- 1942: King George II arrives in the USA to seek aid for the Greek war effort.
- 1944: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in Distomo, Boeotia prefecture.
- 1949: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the various concentration camps in Greece.
- 1956: The Lycabettus funicular came into operation
- 1996: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is named an honourary member of the Athens Academy.
Sports
- 1987: Greece brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of Eurobasket 1987.
- 2008: European soccer champions Greece began the defence of the title won as outsiders during the last tournament with a disappointing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden.
Births
- 1958: Christos Dimopoulos, footballer
Deaths
- 2009: Stelios Skevofilakas, footballer
- 2018: Pavlos Giannakopoulos, basketball president
- 2022: Billy Bingham, football coach who worked for PAOK and the National Football Team of Greece.
- 2023: Yiannis Markopoulos, composer.