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| + | *[[1940]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties. | ||
*[[1967]]: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in [[Athens]] | *[[1967]]: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in [[Athens]] | ||
*[[1977]]: Torrential rains cause the overflow of [[Kifissos River|Kifissos]] and surrounding rivers. 12 people in [[Athens]] and [[Piraeus]] die from flood waters. | *[[1977]]: Torrential rains cause the overflow of [[Kifissos River|Kifissos]] and surrounding rivers. 12 people in [[Athens]] and [[Piraeus]] die from flood waters. | ||
Revision as of 14:47, September 19, 2006
Events
- 1940: The Italian Air Force bombs Ioannina causing civilian casualties.
- 1967: The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure is successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens
- 1977: Torrential rains cause the overflow of Kifissos and surrounding rivers. 12 people in Athens and Piraeus die from flood waters.
- 1982: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.
Births
- 1911: Odysseus Elytis, Nobel prize winning poet, born in Heraklion, Crete
- 1938: Princess Sophia of Greece the future Queen of Spain.
- 1947: Giorgos Kolokithas, basketball player.
Deaths
- 1960: Dimitris Mitropoulos, music composer