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*[[October 12]]: Greek forces enter [[Kozani]] and [[Grevena]]. | *[[October 12]]: Greek forces enter [[Kozani]] and [[Grevena]]. | ||
*[[October 13]]: The Greek Army liberates [[Filippiada]]. | *[[October 13]]: The Greek Army liberates [[Filippiada]]. | ||
| + | *[[October 16]]: Greek forces enter [[Veria]] and [[Katerini]]. | ||
*[[October 18]]: Greek forces land in [[Thasos]], [[Imvros]] and [[Agios Efstratios]]. | *[[October 18]]: Greek forces land in [[Thasos]], [[Imvros]] and [[Agios Efstratios]]. | ||
*[[October 20]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[October 20]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
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*[[November 8]]: Greek forces enter the city of [[Mytilene]]. | *[[November 8]]: Greek forces enter the city of [[Mytilene]]. | ||
*[[November 11]]: Greek forces enter [[Kastoria]]. | *[[November 11]]: Greek forces enter [[Kastoria]]. | ||
| + | *[[November 24]]: The [[enosis|union]] of [[Samos]] to Greece is declared. | ||
*[[November 26]]: The battle of Driskos commences on the [[Epirus]] front. | *[[November 26]]: The battle of Driskos commences on the [[Epirus]] front. | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 18]]: [[Mimis Traiforos]], songwriter | *[[May 18]]: [[Mimis Traiforos]], songwriter | ||
| + | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 4]]: [[Angelos Lambrou]], athlete | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 12]]: [[Dionysis Papayiannopoulos]], actor | ||
===August=== | ===August=== | ||
*[[August 28]]: [[Aliki Diplarakou]], winner of Miss Europe beauty pageant | *[[August 28]]: [[Aliki Diplarakou]], winner of Miss Europe beauty pageant | ||
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===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Ioannis Alevras]], politician | *Date Unknown: [[Ioannis Alevras]], politician | ||
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*Date Unknown: [[Odysseus Angelis]], general, member of [[Junta]] | *Date Unknown: [[Odysseus Angelis]], general, member of [[Junta]] | ||
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*Date Unknown: [[Argyris Argyriadis]], footballer | *Date Unknown: [[Argyris Argyriadis]], footballer | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Yiannis Chelmis]], footballer | *Date Unknown: [[Yiannis Chelmis]], footballer | ||
| + | *Date Unknown: [[Mitsos Lygizos]], actor | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Spyros Sklavounos]], footballer | *Date Unknown: [[Spyros Sklavounos]], footballer | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Giorgos Vagiakakos]], footballer | *Date Unknown: [[Giorgos Vagiakakos]], footballer | ||
*Date Unknown: [[Kostas Yiannaros]], footballer | *Date Unknown: [[Kostas Yiannaros]], footballer | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:19, October 26, 2015
Events
January
- January 24: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Kefalonia and the surrounding area.
February
- February 8: E. Argyropoulos flies "Alcyon" - the first flight of a Greek airplane.
March
- March 11: The Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos sweeps to victory in the Greek national elections winning 146 seats (of 181) in the Hellenic Parliament.
- March 22: Stavros Baretis assassinates Andreas Kopasis - the pro-Turkish governor of Samos.
April
- April 1: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
- April 5: Many Asia Minor Greeks cannot vote in the Turkish elections as Young Turks vandalise many polling places, burning ballots or electoral registers.
- April 12: Italian troops start their invasion of the Dodecanese islands.
- April 26: Italian forces capture Rhodes.
May
- May 13: First lieutenant Dimitrios Kamberos flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft.
June
- June 24: Four people die during a heatwave in Athens.
- June 25: Konstantinos Tsiklitiras wins gold, in the standing broad jump, in the 1912 Olympiad.
August
- August 27: Alexandros Karamanlakis becomes the first casualty of the Greek air force when his plane crashes in the Corinthian Gulf.
September
- September 15: Serbia and Bulgaria mobilise in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 18: Greece mobilises in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 30: Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria issue an ultimatum to the High Porte prior to the First Balkan War.
October
- October 3: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
- October 5: The Greek Army invades Turkish Thessaly.
- October 8: Greek forces land in Lemnos.
- October 9: The Battle of Sarantaporo takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 12: Greek forces enter Kozani and Grevena.
- October 13: The Greek Army liberates Filippiada.
- October 16: Greek forces enter Veria and Katerini.
- October 18: Greek forces land in Thasos, Imvros and Agios Efstratios.
- October 20: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 24: During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army crosses the Axios River and advances towards Thessaloniki.
- October 24: The Battle of Pente Pigadia commences during the First Balkan War.
- October 26: The Greek army liberates Thessaloniki
- October 30: The Battle of Pente Pigadia ends in victory for the Greek Army.
November
- November 4: Icaria is liberated.
- November 8: Greek forces enter the city of Mytilene.
- November 11: Greek forces enter Kastoria.
- November 24: The union of Samos to Greece is declared.
- November 26: The battle of Driskos commences on the Epirus front.
December
- December 3: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis on board the flagship Averoff, forces the Ottoman navy to retreat to the Dardanelles
- December 5: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
- December 16: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, on board the flagship Averoff, defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Naval Battle of Elli.
Births
January
- January 1: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet
April
- April 3: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician
May
- May 18: Mimis Traiforos, songwriter
June
- June 4: Angelos Lambrou, athlete
July
- July 12: Dionysis Papayiannopoulos, actor
August
- August 28: Aliki Diplarakou, winner of Miss Europe beauty pageant
November
- November 8: Stylianos Pattakos, general, member of Junta
Unknown
- Date Unknown: Ioannis Alevras, politician
- Date Unknown: Odysseus Angelis, general, member of Junta
- Date Unknown: Argyris Argyriadis, footballer
- Date Unknown: Yiannis Chelmis, footballer
- Date Unknown: Mitsos Lygizos, actor
- Date Unknown: Spyros Sklavounos, footballer
- Date Unknown: Giorgos Vagiakakos, footballer
- Date Unknown: Kostas Yiannaros, footballer
Deaths
November
- November 29: Lorentzos Mavilis, poet
Unknown
- Date Unknown: Dimitrios Sardounis, aka "Mimaros", shadow theatre (Karagiozis) artist