Difference between revisions of "June 13"

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1798: Rigas Feraios is strangled to death.
1825: A Greek force under Dimitrios Ypsilantis and Ioannis Makriyiannis repels the army of Ibrahim Pasha at Myloi, Argolis.
1835: King Otto starts to rule in fact, as well as in name, as the rule of his three Bavarian advisers comes to an end.
1905: PM Theodoros Deligiannis is assassinated by a gambler in revenge for the measures he enacted against gambling establishments.

1971: Panagiotis Nacopoulos smashes Giorgos Papavassiliou's 11 year-old record in 3000m steeple (8:45.8) with 8:40.8
1979: Philippos Syrigos begins his career as sportscaster in a basketball game. Greece face France (74-76) for the European Championship in Torino.
1992: Olympiakos win their first water polo championship in 21 years
2004: Sports journalist Manolis Mavromatis is elected to the European Parliament.

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 *[[1835]]: [[King Otto]] starts to rule in fact, as well as in name, as the [[Bavarian Rule|rule of his three Bavarian advisers]] comes to an end.
 *[[1905]]: PM [[Theodoros Deligiannis]] is assassinated by a gambler in revenge for the measures he enacted against gambling establishments.
+===Sports===
+*[[1971]]: [[Panagiotis Nacopoulos]] smashes [[Giorgos Papavassiliou|Giorgos Papavassiliou's]] 11 year-old record in 3000m steeple (8:45.8) with 8:40.8
+*[[1979]]: [[Philippos Syrigos]] begins his career as sportscaster in a basketball game. Greece face France (74-76) for the European Championship in Torino.
+*[[1992]]: Olympiakos win their first water polo championship in 21 years
+*[[2004]]: Sports journalist [[Manolis Mavromatis]] is elected to the European Parliament.
 ==Births==