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'''[[October 16]]''' | '''[[October 16]]''' | ||
| − | + | *[[1954]]: US soldiers manned the first American base on Greek soil in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. | |
| + | *[[1968]]: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, [[pole vault]]er [[Christos Papanikolaou]], broke the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but failed to win a medal as he finished 4th. | ||
| + | *[[1994]]: [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]] was elected Mayor of [[Athens]]. [[Stelios Logothetis]] was elected in [[Piraeus]] and [[Konstantinos Kosmopoulos]] in [[Thessaloniki]]. | ||
| + | *[[1999]]: [[Demosthenes Tampakos]] won bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China. | ||
| + | *[[2000]]: The new Euroleague Championship kicked off as Real Madrid defeated [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 75-73 in its inaugural game. | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[October 15]] - [[October 14]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[October 15]] - [[October 14]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:40, October 6, 2006
- 1954: US soldiers manned the first American base on Greek soil in Heraklio, Crete.
- 1968: In the Olympic Games of Mexico City, pole vaulter Christos Papanikolaou, broke the Greek record with a jump of 5.35m but failed to win a medal as he finished 4th.
- 1994: Dimitris Avramopoulos was elected Mayor of Athens. Stelios Logothetis was elected in Piraeus and Konstantinos Kosmopoulos in Thessaloniki.
- 1999: Demosthenes Tampakos won bronze in the men's rings at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships of China.
- 2000: The new Euroleague Championship kicked off as Real Madrid defeated Olympiakos 75-73 in its inaugural game.
Recent days: October 15 - October 14