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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[1925]]: | + | *[[330 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great]] leads a united Greek army into Persepolis. |
| + | *[[1889]]: Maria Vetsera, a 17-year old baroness of Greek descent, commits suicide with her lover, Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary. | ||
| + | *[[1923]]: Greece and Turkey sign the agreement to exchange populations. The Greeks of [[Constantinople]] and the Turks and other Muslims of Western [[Thrace]] are excluded from this mandatory exchange. | ||
| + | *[[1925]]: [[Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople]] is deported by the Turkish government. | ||
*[[1929]]: Greek women acquire the right to vote. | *[[1929]]: Greek women acquire the right to vote. | ||
*[[1995]]: Greek archaeologist, Lena Souvlatzi, announces in Egypt that she has discovered the tomb of [[Alexander the Great]]. | *[[1995]]: Greek archaeologist, Lena Souvlatzi, announces in Egypt that she has discovered the tomb of [[Alexander the Great]]. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1911]]: [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]] is founded. | ||
| + | *[[1968]]: [[Junta]]-appointed Secretary General of Athletics, Lt. Col. [[Kostas Aslanidis]], blasts corruption in football in a speech in [[Thessaloniki]]. He alleges that [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] fixed games, that footballers [[Tzekos Ballarinis]] and [[Kostas Vallianos]] threw games for money and that several referees and linesmen had been paid off. | ||
| + | *[[2010]]: [[Aphrodite Skafida]] breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the [[pole vault]] with 4.41m. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Births== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[1948]]: [[Grigoris Fanaras]], [[football]]er |
| + | *[[1971]]: [[Giorgos S. Georgiadis]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[2002]]: [[Christos Tzolis]], footballer. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1975]]: [[Orestes Makris]], actor. | *[[1975]]: [[Orestes Makris]], actor. | ||
| − | *[[1993]]: [[Christos Vakalopoulos]], director. | + | *[[1993]]: [[Christos Vakalopoulos]], director |
| + | *[[2007]]: [[Nikos Kourkoulos]], actor | ||
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| + | ==Feast days== | ||
| + | *Today is '''Three Hierarchs Day''', a feast day for Greek schools. It honours the memory of: | ||
| + | [[John Chrysostom]], [[Gregory Nazianzenus]] and [[Saint Basil]]. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:16, May 3, 2025
Events
- 330 BC: Alexander the Great leads a united Greek army into Persepolis.
- 1889: Maria Vetsera, a 17-year old baroness of Greek descent, commits suicide with her lover, Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary.
- 1923: Greece and Turkey sign the agreement to exchange populations. The Greeks of Constantinople and the Turks and other Muslims of Western Thrace are excluded from this mandatory exchange.
- 1925: Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople is deported by the Turkish government.
- 1929: Greek women acquire the right to vote.
- 1995: Greek archaeologist, Lena Souvlatzi, announces in Egypt that she has discovered the tomb of Alexander the Great.
Sports
- 1911: Anorthosis Famagusta FC is founded.
- 1968: Junta-appointed Secretary General of Athletics, Lt. Col. Kostas Aslanidis, blasts corruption in football in a speech in Thessaloniki. He alleges that Panathinaikos fixed games, that footballers Tzekos Ballarinis and Kostas Vallianos threw games for money and that several referees and linesmen had been paid off.
- 2010: Aphrodite Skafida breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the pole vault with 4.41m.
Births
- 1948: Grigoris Fanaras, footballer
- 1971: Giorgos S. Georgiadis, footballer
- 2002: Christos Tzolis, footballer.
Deaths
- 1975: Orestes Makris, actor.
- 1993: Christos Vakalopoulos, director
- 2007: Nikos Kourkoulos, actor
Feast days
- Today is Three Hierarchs Day, a feast day for Greek schools. It honours the memory of: