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*[[1771]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] revolutionary [[Daskaloyiannis]] was skinned alive by the Turks in [[Heraklio]]. | *[[1771]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] revolutionary [[Daskaloyiannis]] was skinned alive by the Turks in [[Heraklio]]. | ||
| + | *[[1946]]: The [[Greek Parliament]] controversially voted into law the Emergency Measures Act which allowed the death penalty for those that "worked against public order and the territorial integrity of the state" | ||
*[[1964]]: Fans vandalized and burned [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]] after a very suspicious 1-1 [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] semifinal draw between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. | *[[1964]]: Fans vandalized and burned [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]] after a very suspicious 1-1 [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] semifinal draw between [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. | ||
*[[2003]]: [[AEK FC|AEK's]] forward [[Demis Nikolaidis]] married singer [[Despina Vandi]]. | *[[2003]]: [[AEK FC|AEK's]] forward [[Demis Nikolaidis]] married singer [[Despina Vandi]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:19, May 18, 2007
- 1771: Cretan revolutionary Daskaloyiannis was skinned alive by the Turks in Heraklio.
- 1946: The Greek Parliament controversially voted into law the Emergency Measures Act which allowed the death penalty for those that "worked against public order and the territorial integrity of the state"
- 1964: Fans vandalized and burned Leoforos Alexandras Stadium after a very suspicious 1-1 Greek Cup semifinal draw between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos.
- 2003: AEK's forward Demis Nikolaidis married singer Despina Vandi.
- Births: Nikos Stavropoulos, basketball player (1959), Marcos Baghdatis (1985), Cypriot tennis player.
- Deaths: Daskaloyiannis, Cretan revolutionary (1771)