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*[[1923]]: Italian forces bombarded and occuped [[Corfu]] in retaliation for the death of a kidnapped Italian general by bandits. 20 Greeks died in the bombardment. | *[[1923]]: Italian forces bombarded and occuped [[Corfu]] in retaliation for the death of a kidnapped Italian general by bandits. 20 Greeks died in the bombardment. | ||
| + | *[[1930]]: The future [[Patriarch Athenagoras]] was appointed Archbishop of North and South America, a diocese deeply divided along political lines. | ||
| + | *[[1974]]: An unsuccessful attempt was made on the life of Dr. [[Vasos Lyssaridis]], a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician. | ||
*Births: [[Lakis Chalkias]] ([[1943]]), singer; [[Queen Anna Maria]] of [[Greece]] ([[1946]]) | *Births: [[Lakis Chalkias]] ([[1943]]), singer; [[Queen Anna Maria]] of [[Greece]] ([[1946]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 29]] - [[August 28]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px; border-top:1px solid #dedede;">Recent days: [[August 29]] - [[August 28]]</span> | ||
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Revision as of 10:02, August 6, 2007
- 1923: Italian forces bombarded and occuped Corfu in retaliation for the death of a kidnapped Italian general by bandits. 20 Greeks died in the bombardment.
- 1930: The future Patriarch Athenagoras was appointed Archbishop of North and South America, a diocese deeply divided along political lines.
- 1974: An unsuccessful attempt was made on the life of Dr. Vasos Lyssaridis, a Cypriot politician.
- Births: Lakis Chalkias (1943), singer; Queen Anna Maria of Greece (1946)