Difference between revisions of "May 3"

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326: Saint Helen discovers the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
1810: Lord Byron swims across the Hellespont in 1 hour 10 minutes.
1821: A large Turkish force is sent to Cyprus to prevent Cypriots from joining the Greek War of Independence.
1837: Foundation of the University of Athens.
1993: Greek-American Steven John Lalas is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of Greece.
2004: Nikos Magitsis becomes the first Greek to climb Mt. Everest.

1929: Olympiakos' first defeat in 3 years. The team remained undefeated since Μarch 14, 1926 (30 wins and 6 draws in 36 matches, 124-42 goals)
1989: Makis Germanakos officiates the UEFA Cup final between Napoli and Stuttgart. The Italians win thanks to a dubious penalty
1998: Vitesse striker Nikos Machlas scores his 34th goal in a match against Feyenoord (2-1) becoming Europe's top scorer
2009: Panathinaikos defeat CSKA Moscow 73-71 and win their fith Euroleague title.

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 *[[612]]: [[Constantine III (emperor)|Constantine III]], [[Byzantine emperor]].
 *[[1887]]: [[Marika Kotopouli]], stage actress.
+*[[1932]]: [[Odysseus Eskitzoglou]], olympic sailor, gold medalist
 *[[1934]]: [[Georges Moustaki]], composer.
+*[[1961]]: [[Yiannis Samaras]], [[football]] player
 ==Deaths==
 *[[1481]]: [[Mehmed II]], Sultan who sacked [[Constantinople]].
+*[[2011]]: [[Thanassis Veggos]], actor
+*[[2025]]: [[Grigoris Fanaras]], [[football]]er
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