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| + | *[[1912]]: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by [[Greece]], Serbia and Bulgaria. The [[First Balkan War]] begins. | ||
*[[1915]]: Greek PM [[Alexandros Zaimis]] rejects the British proposal to enter [[World War I]] for [[Cyprus]] as a reward. | *[[1915]]: Greek PM [[Alexandros Zaimis]] rejects the British proposal to enter [[World War I]] for [[Cyprus]] as a reward. | ||
*[[1943]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Epirus]]. | *[[1943]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Epirus]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:20, February 16, 2007
Events
- 1912: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria. The First Balkan War begins.
- 1915: Greek PM Alexandros Zaimis rejects the British proposal to enter World War I for Cyprus as a reward.
- 1943: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in Epirus.
- 1944: German troops retreating from Peloponnesus blow up the bridge over the Isthmus of Corinth.
- 1955: Sir John Harding is made military governor of Cyprus.
- 1966: The Grigoris Lambrakis trial commences.
Births
- 1970: Nikos Kostenoglou, footballer
Deaths
- 2001: Kostas Hadjichristos, actor.
Namesday
- Dionysius the Areopagite, patron saint of Athens.