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*[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]]' death sentence is carried out; Vasilis Lymperis is the last person to be executed in [[Greece]]. | *[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]]' death sentence is carried out; Vasilis Lymperis is the last person to be executed in [[Greece]]. | ||
*[[1993]]: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul. | *[[1993]]: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul. | ||
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| + | *[[1973]]: [[Apostolos Kathiniotis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[long jump]] with 7.78m. | ||
| + | *[[2024]]: [[Emmanouil Karalis]] breaks the Greek record for the [[pole vault]] with a 6.00m performance at the Diamond League competition in Chorzow, Poland. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]], last person executed in [[Greece]]. | *[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]], last person executed in [[Greece]]. | ||
| − | *[[2002]]: [[Yiannis Gionakis]], actor | + | *[[2000]]: [[Rena Dallia]], singer. |
| + | *[[2002]]: [[Yiannis Gionakis]], actor. | ||
| + | *[[2017]]: [[Takis Emmanouil]], actor | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:15, August 25, 2024
Events
- 1829: Richard Church resigns as Commander in Chief of Greek revolutionary forces.
- 1898: 700 Greeks and 15 Britons are slain by Turkish irregulars at Heraklio, Crete.
- 1972: Vasilis Lymperis' death sentence is carried out; Vasilis Lymperis is the last person to be executed in Greece.
- 1993: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul.
Sports
- 1973: Apostolos Kathiniotis breaks the Greek record in the long jump with 7.78m.
- 2024: Emmanouil Karalis breaks the Greek record for the pole vault with a 6.00m performance at the Diamond League competition in Chorzow, Poland.
Births
- 1938: Yiannis Fertis, actor
- 1975: Arian Beqaj, footballer
Deaths
- 1972: Vasilis Lymperis, last person executed in Greece.
- 2000: Rena Dallia, singer.
- 2002: Yiannis Gionakis, actor.
- 2017: Takis Emmanouil, actor