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*[[961]]: [[Nicephorus Phocas]] liberates [[Crete]] from the Saracens. | *[[961]]: [[Nicephorus Phocas]] liberates [[Crete]] from the Saracens. | ||
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*[[1941]]: The first British and New Zealand land troops arrive in [[Greece]] as a German attack is deemed imminent. | *[[1941]]: The first British and New Zealand land troops arrive in [[Greece]] as a German attack is deemed imminent. | ||
*[[1945]]: Prime Minister [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] rules out Communists for his cabinet. | *[[1945]]: Prime Minister [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] rules out Communists for his cabinet. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[322 BC]]: [[Aristotle]], philosopher, teacher of [[Alexander the Great]]. | *[[322 BC]]: [[Aristotle]], philosopher, teacher of [[Alexander the Great]]. | ||
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[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:25, July 7, 2012
Events
- 961: Nicephorus Phocas liberates Crete from the Saracens.
- 1941: The first British and New Zealand land troops arrive in Greece as a German attack is deemed imminent.
- 1945: Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras rules out Communists for his cabinet.
- 1948: The Dodecanese officially become part of Greece.
- 1964: Fighting breaks out in Mallia, Lemesos province, Cyprus between Cypriot National Guardsmen and Turkish Cypriot irregulars.
- 2004: Costas Karamanlis is elected Greek Prime Minister over Giorgos Papandreou. Karamanlis' New Democracy Party receives 45.36% of the vote whereas Papandreou's PASOK receives 40.55%. The Communist KKE is third with a 5.90% share of the vote.
Sports
- 2004: Basketball coach Yiannis Ioannidis and sports journalist Dimitris Konstantaras are elected to the Greek Parliament.
- 2012: APOEL become the first Cypriot club to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions' League after eliminating Lyon 4-3 on penalties. The regulation-time score was 1-0 which equalised the 0-1 loss in France.
Births
- 1934: Giorgos Katsaros, composer
- 1947: Georgios Petsos, politician
Deaths
- 322 BC: Aristotle, philosopher, teacher of Alexander the Great.
- 2012: Smaroula Giouli, actress