Difference between revisions of "July 26"

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811: The Bulgarians under Tsar Krum defeat the Byzantines at the Battle of Pliska.
1822: The Battle of Dervenakia takes place.
1920: King Alexander visits newly-liberated Adrianoupolis (Edirne).
1989: Fires destroy forrested areas of Mt Parnitha.
2001: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes damage to buildings in Skyros.

1926: PAOK play their first football match defeating Iraklis in Thessaloniki 2-1. The fourleaf clover, on the players' shirt, will be replaced by the two-headed eagle on 20/3/1929, when the team will merge with AEK Thessaloniki
1964: Christos Papanikolaou breaks the Greek record in pole vault with 4.73m in Cairo.
1996: Pyrros Dimas wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
2005: Anorthosis Famagusta defeat Trabzonspor 3-1 in Nicosia.
2009: The Greek U-20 basketball team defeat France 90-85 and win the European Championship.

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 *[[2001]]: A strong earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) causes damage to buildings in [[Skyros]].
 ===Sports===
-*[[1925]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] play their first football match defeating [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[Thessaloniki]] 2-1. The fourleaf clover, on the players' shirt, will be replaced by the two-headed eagle on 20/3/1929, when the team will merge with AEK Thessaloniki
+*[[1926]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] play their first football match defeating [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[Thessaloniki]] 2-1. The fourleaf clover, on the players' shirt, will be replaced by the two-headed eagle on 20/3/1929, when the team will merge with AEK Thessaloniki
 *[[1964]]: [[Christos Papanikolaou]] breaks the Greek record in [[pole vault]] with 4.73m in Cairo.
 *[[1996]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.