Difference between revisions of "January 31"

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1854: Greek rebels, under Spyros Karaiskakis, lay siege to the city of Arta.
1934: Jim Londos beats Joe Savoldi in a one-fall match in Chicago. The crowd of 20.000 is one of the largest crowds to watch a wrestling match
1969: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos.
1996: Greece and Turkey nearly go to war over the uninhabited Imia islands.

2013: Kostas Filippidis breaks the Greek indoor and overall record in the pole vault with a jump of 5.83m.

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 *[[1969]]: The Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos.
 *[[1996]]: [[Greece]] and Turkey nearly go to war over the uninhabited [[Imia]] islands.
+===Sports===
+*[[2013]]: [[Kostas Filippidis]] breaks the Greek indoor and overall record in the [[pole vault]] with a jump of 5.83m.
 ==Births==
-*[[1800]]: [[Arsenios of Paros]], saint of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]
+*[[1932]]: [[Giorgos Moutsios]], actor
 *[[1944]]: [[Christodoulos Pasiardis]], Defence Minister of [[Cyprus]]
 *[[1947]]: [[Elena Nathanail]], actress
+*[[1957]]: [[Nikos Vamvakoulas]], footballer
 *[[1976]]: [[Traianos Dellas]], footballer
 *[[1982]]: [[Elena Paparizou]], singer
+*[[1985]]: [[Kalomira Sarantis]], singer
 ==Deaths==
 *[[1828]]: [[Alexander Ypsilantis]], revolutionary
+*[[1877]]: [[Arsenios of Paros]], saint of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]
 *[[1936]]: [[Georgios Kondilis]], general, Prime Minister
 *[[1991]]: [[Kostas Moundakis]], [[Crete|Cretan]] musician
+*[[2020]]: [[Dimitris Papadopoulos (OFI)|Dimitris Papadopoulos]], footballer
 [[Category:Days]]