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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1924]]: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic. | *[[1924]]: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic. | ||
| + | *[[1936]]: PM [[Konstantinos Demertzis]] dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. [[Ioannis Metaxas]]. | ||
*[[1949]]: The Polk trial starts in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the [[Greek Civil War]]. | *[[1949]]: The Polk trial starts in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the [[Greek Civil War]]. | ||
*[[1970]]: Composer and left-wing politician, [[Mikis Theodorakis]], is allowed by the [[Junta]] to leave [[Greece]]. | *[[1970]]: Composer and left-wing politician, [[Mikis Theodorakis]], is allowed by the [[Junta]] to leave [[Greece]]. | ||
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*[[1996]]: Long distance runner, [[Yiannis Kouros]] runs 293.7 km in 24 hours. | *[[1996]]: Long distance runner, [[Yiannis Kouros]] runs 293.7 km in 24 hours. | ||
*[[2003]]: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of [[Tempe]]. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident. | *[[2003]]: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of [[Tempe]]. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident. | ||
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| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1936]]: PM [[Konstantinos Demertzis]], died in office. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 18:59, June 3, 2006
Events
- 1924: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic.
- 1936: PM Konstantinos Demertzis dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas.
- 1949: The Polk trial starts in Thessaloniki, Greece. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the Greek Civil War.
- 1970: Composer and left-wing politician, Mikis Theodorakis, is allowed by the Junta to leave Greece.
- 1992: Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dismisses Antonis Samaras and takes his place as Foreign Minister.
- 1996: Long distance runner, Yiannis Kouros runs 293.7 km in 24 hours.
- 2003: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of Tempe. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident.
Deaths
- 1936: PM Konstantinos Demertzis, died in office.