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*[[1928]]: [[Kostas Karyotakis]], poet - a suicide | *[[1928]]: [[Kostas Karyotakis]], poet - a suicide | ||
*[[1970]]: [[Panagiotis Pipinelis]], politician, Prime Minister | *[[1970]]: [[Panagiotis Pipinelis]], politician, Prime Minister | ||
| + | *[[1989]]: [[Yiannis Tsarouchis]], painter | ||
*[[2002]]: [[Michalis Kritikopoulos]], footballer | *[[2002]]: [[Michalis Kritikopoulos]], footballer | ||
Revision as of 10:01, May 15, 2007
Events
- 1903: Bulgarian nationalists revolt in Macedonia. This revolt would go down in history as the "Elias Day" ("Ili Den") revolt as it took place on the feast day of the Prophet Elias.
- 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus.
- 1995: Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, threatens to declare union of the militarily-occupied northern part of Cyprus with Turkey, should the Republic of Cyprus join the European Union.
Births
- 1890: King George II
- 1914: Charilaos Florakis, politician
- 1931: Stylianos Lenas, EOKA fighter
- 1934: Aliki Vougiouklaki, actress
Deaths
- 1908: Dimitrios Vikelas, author, first President of the International Olympic Committee.
- 1928: Kostas Karyotakis, poet - a suicide
- 1970: Panagiotis Pipinelis, politician, Prime Minister
- 1989: Yiannis Tsarouchis, painter
- 2002: Michalis Kritikopoulos, footballer
Namesday
- Prophet Elijah - Nameday for Elias/Ilias, Iliana.