Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/February 9"

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474: Zeno I ascended to the Byzantine throne.
1950: Martial law, imposed as a result of the Greek Civil War, was lifted throughout Greece.
1976: The European Common Market accepted the application of Greece for full membership.
1995: Four members of the Northern Epirus "Omonia Party" were released from prison by the Albanian authorities.
Births: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine emperor (1404), Charilaos Michail, EOKA fighter (1935), Katerina Stanisi, singer (1957), Angelos Charisteas, footballer (1980).
Deaths: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem (1857).

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 '''[[February 9]]'''
 *[[474]]: [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]] ascended to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] throne.
-*[[1919]]: Workers in [[Thessaloniki]] protested shortages in food.
 *[[1950]]: Martial law, imposed as a result of the [[Greek Civil War]], was lifted throughout Greece.
-*[[1954]]: The statue of [[Theodoros Kolokotronis]] on his horse, was placed in front of old Parliament building.
 *[[1976]]: The European Common Market accepted the application of [[Greece]] for full membership.
 *[[1995]]: Four members of the [[Northern Epirus]] "Omonia Party" were released from prison by the Albanian authorities.