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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[331 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great]] defeats the Persians at the [[Battle of Gaugamela]]. | ||
*[[1828]]: [[Ibrahim Pasha]] capitulates to the Allied expedionary forces and withdraws from [[Greece]]. | *[[1828]]: [[Ibrahim Pasha]] capitulates to the Allied expedionary forces and withdraws from [[Greece]]. | ||
| + | *[[1861]]: The first Greek postage stamps are issued (The Paris print of the Large [[Hermes]] heads). | ||
| + | *[[1945]]: The first issue of [[Athlitiki Echo]] hits the stands. | ||
| + | *[[1960]]: [[Cyprus]] is officially declared an independent state. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 15:24, September 26, 2006
Today is Independence Day in the Republic of Cyprus.
Events
- 331 BC: Alexander the Great defeats the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela.
- 1828: Ibrahim Pasha capitulates to the Allied expedionary forces and withdraws from Greece.
- 1861: The first Greek postage stamps are issued (The Paris print of the Large Hermes heads).
- 1945: The first issue of Athlitiki Echo hits the stands.
- 1960: Cyprus is officially declared an independent state.
Deaths
- 1974: Spyros Marinatos, archaeologist