Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/July 20"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''[[July 20]]''' | '''[[July 20]]''' | ||
| − | *[[1974]]: Turkey | + | *[[1974]]: Turkey invaded [[Cyprus]]. |
| − | *[[1995]]: Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, | + | *[[1995]]: Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, threatened to declare union of the militarily-occupied northern part of [[Cyprus]] with Turkey, should the Republic of Cyprus join the European Union. |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 07:28, July 20, 2006
- 1974: Turkey invaded Cyprus.
- 1995: Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, threatened to declare union of the militarily-occupied northern part of Cyprus with Turkey, should the Republic of Cyprus join the European Union.
Births
- 1890: King George II
- 1914: Charilaos Florakis, politician
- 1931: Stylianos Lenas, EOKA fighter
- 1934: Aliki Vougiouklaki, actress
Deaths
- 1908: Dimitrios Vikelas, author, first President of the International Olympic Committee.
- 1928: Kostas Karyotakis, poet
- 1970: Panagiotis Pipinelis, politician, Prime Minister
- 2002: Michalis Kritikopoulos, footballer