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*[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] commences during the [[Greek Civil War]]. | *[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] commences during the [[Greek Civil War]]. | ||
*[[1953]]: Communist [[Nikos Ploumbidis]] is sentenced to death for espionage. | *[[1953]]: Communist [[Nikos Ploumbidis]] is sentenced to death for espionage. | ||
| + | *[[1977]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] dies and is succeeded to the Presidency of [[Cyprus]] by [[Spyros Kyprianou]] | ||
*[[1984]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near [[Elliniko]] Air Base. | *[[1984]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near [[Elliniko]] Air Base. | ||
*[[1989]]: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now [[Olympic Airlines]]) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die. | *[[1989]]: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now [[Olympic Airlines]]) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die. | ||
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*[[2006]]: [[Yiannis Drymonakos]] wins silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. | *[[2006]]: [[Yiannis Drymonakos]] wins silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. | ||
*[[2006]] [[Aris Grigoriadis]] captures silver medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. | *[[2006]] [[Aris Grigoriadis]] captures silver medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1973]]: [[Nikos Dabizas]], footballer | *[[1973]]: [[Nikos Dabizas]], footballer | ||
Revision as of 16:19, March 21, 2007
Events
- 435: Byzantine emperor Theodosius II issues edict sending Patriarch Nestorius into exile in Egypt over his heretical beliefs.
- 1947: Maria Callas makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
- 1949: The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi commences during the Greek Civil War.
- 1953: Communist Nikos Ploumbidis is sentenced to death for espionage.
- 1977: Archbishop Makarios III dies and is succeeded to the Presidency of Cyprus by Spyros Kyprianou
- 1984: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near Elliniko Air Base.
- 1989: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die.
Sports
- 2002: Greece wins its first medal in a European Aquatics Championships. The 4x200m free style team (Thanassis Economou, Nikos Xylouris, Spyros Gianniotis and Giannis Kokkodis) takes third place.
- 2000: The Mistral World Juniors Championships close at Korthi, Andros. Byron Kokkalakis wins 2 gold medals. Alexis Prappas takes third place. In the veterans' category (over 40 years old) Thanos Sakkas wins the gold medal.
- 1996: Greece beats Brazil 91-72 during the Atlanta Olympic Games Basketball Tournament. Panagiotis Yiannakis, who participates for the last time with the national basketball team, scores 3 points and reaches 5291 in 351 games, being first in front of Panagiotis Fassoulas (2384 / 243) and Fanis Christodoulou (2255 / 219) in caps.
- 1996: Niki Bakogianni wins the silver medal in high jump with 2.03m at the Atlanta Olympics. Stefka Konstantinova of Bulgaria takes first place with 2.05m.
- 2006: Yiannis Drymonakos wins silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
- 2006 Aris Grigoriadis captures silver medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
Births
- 1973: Nikos Dabizas, footballer
Deaths
- 1972: Yiannis Papaioannou, rebetika songwriter
- 1973: Elias Venezis, writer
- 1977: Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus
- 1979: Angelos Terzakis, author
- 1994: Nikos Hadjikyriakos Gikas, painter