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*[[1995]]: Four members of the [[Northern Epirus]] "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities. | *[[1995]]: Four members of the [[Northern Epirus]] "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities. | ||
*[[2007]]: The body of [[Yiannis Vartholomeos]], head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. | *[[2007]]: The body of [[Yiannis Vartholomeos]], head of the Social Insurance Institute ([[IKA]]), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central [[Zografou]] area. | ||
| + | *[[2023]]: A Greek EMAK mission flies out to Turkey, in the aftermath of a 7.8 earthquake, to assist in rescue operations. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1998]]: Young [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] midfielder Panagiotis Katsouris is killed in a car accident. | ||
*[[2013]]: [[Nikoletta Kyriakopoulou]] breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the [[pole vault]], at Donetsk, Ukraine, with 4.60m. | *[[2013]]: [[Nikoletta Kyriakopoulou]] breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the [[pole vault]], at Donetsk, Ukraine, with 4.60m. | ||
*[[2014]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Aris BC|Aris]] 90-53 to lift the [[Greek Basketball Cup]] for their 15th time. | *[[2014]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Aris BC|Aris]] 90-53 to lift the [[Greek Basketball Cup]] for their 15th time. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:24, February 10, 2023
Events
- 474: Zeno I ascends to the Byzantine throne.
- 1919: Workers in Thessaloniki protest shortages in food.
- 1934: The Balkan Entente is established by Greece, Turkey, Romania and Yugoslavia.
- 1948: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of Karpathos.
- 1950: Martial law, imposed as a result of the Greek Civil War, is lifted throughout Greece.
- 1954: The statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis on his horse, is placed in front of old Parliament building.
- 1976: The European Common Market accepts the application of Greece for full membership.
- 1995: Four members of the Northern Epirus "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities.
- 2007: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central Zografou area.
- 2023: A Greek EMAK mission flies out to Turkey, in the aftermath of a 7.8 earthquake, to assist in rescue operations.
Sports
- 1998: Young PAOK midfielder Panagiotis Katsouris is killed in a car accident.
- 2013: Nikoletta Kyriakopoulou breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the pole vault, at Donetsk, Ukraine, with 4.60m.
- 2014: Panathinaikos defeat Aris 90-53 to lift the Greek Basketball Cup for their 15th time.
Births
- 1404: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine emperor.
- 1893: Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, poet, Prime Minister
- 1935: Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter.
- 1957: Katerina Stanisi, singer.
- 1980: Angelos Charisteas, footballer.
Deaths
- 1857: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem.
- 1998: Panagiotis Katsouris, footballer
- 2011: Miltiades Ewert, politician and Mayor of Athens