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*[[1974]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] returns to [[Greece]].
 
*[[1974]]: [[Andreas Papandreou]] returns to [[Greece]].
 
*[[1974]]: The military base of [[ELDYK]] is assaulted and taken by Turkish forces.
 
*[[1974]]: The military base of [[ELDYK]] is assaulted and taken by Turkish forces.
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*[[2010]]: PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Greece - the first ever official state visit by an Israeli PM to Greece.
 
===Sports===
 
===Sports===
 
*[[1951]]: [[Jason Zirganos]] swims across the English Channel in 14hrs 1min.
 
*[[1951]]: [[Jason Zirganos]] swims across the English Channel in 14hrs 1min.
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*[[2006]]: [[Metropolitan Panteleimon (Karanikolas) of Corinth]]
 
*[[2006]]: [[Metropolitan Panteleimon (Karanikolas) of Corinth]]
 
*[[2010]]: [[Dimitrios Ioannides]], military officer.  
 
*[[2010]]: [[Dimitrios Ioannides]], military officer.  
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*[[2011]]: [[Pete Pihos]], [[Greek-American]] National Football League player
  
 
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[[Category:Days]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, August 16, 2011

Events

  • 963: Nicephorus Phocas is proclaimed co-emperor of Byzantium.
  • 1834: Martial law is declared in Greece due to the revolt in Messenia
  • 1943: The village of Kommeno, Arta prefecture, is destroyed by the Germans. 317 of its inhabitants are slain.
  • 1960: Cyprus is officially proclaimed a republic with Archbishop Makarios III as president and Dr Fazil Kucuk as vice-president.
  • 1969: A Greek couple - Dr. Vasilis Tsironis and his wife - hijack an Olympic Airways DC-3, forcing the pilot to land in Vlore, Albania.
  • 1974: Morphou is occupied by Turkish troops, its inhabitants flee.
  • 1974: Andreas Papandreou returns to Greece.
  • 1974: The military base of ELDYK is assaulted and taken by Turkish forces.
  • 2010: PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Greece - the first ever official state visit by an Israeli PM to Greece.

Sports

Births

Deaths