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*[[1821]]: [[Monemvasia]] is liberated during the [[Greek Revolution]]. | *[[1821]]: [[Monemvasia]] is liberated during the [[Greek Revolution]]. | ||
*[[1923]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Crete]]. | *[[1923]]: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Crete]]. | ||
| + | *[[1951]]: The [[United Democratic Left]] (EDA) party is founded by leftists. | ||
*[[1952]]: The [[Battleship Georgios Averof]] is decommissioned. | *[[1952]]: The [[Battleship Georgios Averof]] is decommissioned. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Aris Grigoriadis]] wins a bronze medal at the European Swimming Championships, in 100m backstroke. | *[[2006]]: [[Aris Grigoriadis]] wins a bronze medal at the European Swimming Championships, in 100m backstroke. | ||
| + | *[[2012]]: [[Ilias Iliadis]] wins bronze in judo - the first medal won by [[Greece]] in the 2012 London Olympiad. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:37, August 1, 2012
Events
- 527: Justinian I becomes Byzantine Emperor upon the death of Justin I.
- 1571: Famagusta falls to the Turks
- 1821: The first Greek newspaper, the "Greek Herald", is published in Kalamata.
- 1821: Monemvasia is liberated during the Greek Revolution.
- 1923: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes Crete.
- 1951: The United Democratic Left (EDA) party is founded by leftists.
- 1952: The Battleship Georgios Averof is decommissioned.
Sports
- 2006: Aris Grigoriadis wins a bronze medal at the European Swimming Championships, in 100m backstroke.
- 2012: Ilias Iliadis wins bronze in judo - the first medal won by Greece in the 2012 London Olympiad.
Births
- 1893: King Alexander of Greece