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*[[1980]]: [[Alekos Livaditis]], actor. | *[[1980]]: [[Alekos Livaditis]], actor. | ||
*[[2007]]: [[Grigoris Farakos]], one-time chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | *[[2007]]: [[Grigoris Farakos]], one-time chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[2016]]: [[Yiannis Kanakis]], footballer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:49, April 17, 2016
Events
- 1545: A powerful earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) strikes Lamia. 4,000 persons are killed.
- 1924: The 4th National Assembly abolishes the monarchy and declares Greece to be a Republic.
- 1935: Generals Anastasios Papoulas and Koimisis are executed for their role in the March 1 attempted coup d' etat.
- 1992: A Sudanese aircraft crashes on Mt. Hymettus due to pilot error.
Sports
- 1971: Panathinaikos draw Everton 0-0 at home and advance into the semi-finals of the Cup of Champions on away goals.
- 2007: Greece are defeated 4-1 at Karaiskaki Stadium by Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
Births
- 1950: Neto Guerino, footballer
- 1954: Elli Stai, TV presenter
- 1979: Periklis Iakovakis, athlete
Deaths
- 1857: Konstantinos Galatis, Mayor of Athens
- 1935: Anastasios Papoulas, general.
- 1980: Alekos Livaditis, actor.
- 2007: Grigoris Farakos, one-time chairman of the Communist Party of Greece.
- 2016: Yiannis Kanakis, footballer