Difference between revisions of "April 1"

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527: Byzantine emperor Justin I makes his nephew, Justinian, associate emperor.
1900: Prince George is named High Commissioner of Crete.
1951: The Greek Parliament approves the law giving women the right to vote.
1955: The EOKA campaign begins in Cyprus with a proclamation from General "Digenis" and several acts of sabotage.
1993: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident.

1912: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
1962: Takis Loukanidis scores the first goal of his Panathinaikos career in a 5-0 rout of Proodeftiki.

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 *[[527]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Justin I]] makes his nephew, [[Justinian]], associate emperor.
 *[[1900]]: [[Prince George of Greece|Prince George]] is named High Commissioner of [[Crete]].
+*[[1951]]: The Greek Parliament approves the law giving women the right to vote.
 *[[1955]]: The [[EOKA]] campaign begins in [[Cyprus]] with a proclamation from General "[[Georgios Grivas|Digenis]]" and several acts of sabotage.
+*[[1993]]: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident.
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 *[[1912]]: [[Kostas Tsiklitiras]] breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.