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'''[[January 21]]''' | '''[[January 21]]''' | ||
| + | *[[1878]]: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. [[Skarlatos Soutsos]], invaded [[Thessaly]] to aid locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke. | ||
*[[1897]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], landed in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | *[[1897]]: 1,500 Greek troops, under [[Timoleon Vassos]], landed in [[Crete]] to aid local rebels who sought [[Enosis|union]] with Greece. | ||
*[[1988]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate US official George Karos. | *[[1988]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate US official George Karos. | ||
*Births: [[Telly Savalas]], Greek-American actor ([[1924]]), [[Phaedon Georgitsis]], actor ([[1939]]), [[Dimitris Poulikakos]], actor ([[1943]]) | *Births: [[Telly Savalas]], Greek-American actor ([[1924]]), [[Phaedon Georgitsis]], actor ([[1939]]), [[Dimitris Poulikakos]], actor ([[1943]]) | ||
| + | *Deaths: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero ([[1943]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[January 20]] - [[January 19]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[January 20]] - [[January 19]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:24, January 8, 2009
- 1878: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. Skarlatos Soutsos, invaded Thessaly to aid locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke.
- 1897: 1,500 Greek troops, under Timoleon Vassos, landed in Crete to aid local rebels who sought union with Greece.
- 1988: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate US official George Karos.
- Births: Telly Savalas, Greek-American actor (1924), Phaedon Georgitsis, actor (1939), Dimitris Poulikakos, actor (1943)
- Deaths: Col. Konstantinos Davakis, WWII hero (1943)
Recent days: January 20 - January 19