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| − | *[[1974]]: Turkey invaded [[Cyprus]] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/20/newsid_3866000/3866521.stm BBC]). | + | *[[1974]]: Turkey invaded [[Cyprus]] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/20/newsid_3866000/3866521.stm on BBC]). |
*[[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. | *[[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: [[King George II]] ([[1890]]); [[Charilaos Florakis]] ([[1914]]), politician; [[Stylianos Lenas]] ([[1931]]), [[EOKA]] fighter; [[Aliki Vougiouklaki]] ([[1934]]), actress | *Births: [[King George II]] ([[1890]]); [[Charilaos Florakis]] ([[1914]]), politician; [[Stylianos Lenas]] ([[1931]]), [[EOKA]] fighter; [[Aliki Vougiouklaki]] ([[1934]]), actress | ||
Revision as of 11:14, July 20, 2006
- 1974: Turkey invaded Cyprus (on BBC).
- 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: King George II (1890); Charilaos Florakis (1914), politician; Stylianos Lenas (1931), EOKA fighter; Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934), actress
- Deaths: Dimitrios Vikelas (1908), author, first President of the International Olympic Committee; Kostas Karyotakis (1928), poet; Panagiotis Pipinelis (1970), politician, Prime Minister; Michalis Kritikopoulos (2002), footballer