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*[[483]]: [[Justinian I]], [[Byzantine emperor]] | *[[483]]: [[Justinian I]], [[Byzantine emperor]] | ||
*[[1771]]: [[Lascarina Bouboulina]], heroine of the [[Greek Revolution]] | *[[1771]]: [[Lascarina Bouboulina]], heroine of the [[Greek Revolution]] | ||
| + | *[[1942]]: Former Princess [[Irene of Greece]] | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 14:59, March 26, 2007
Events
- 380: Constantinople becomes the capital of the Roman Empire.
- 1934: Labour demonstrations in Kalamata turn bloody as police kill four demostrators.
- 1958: Constantine Karamanlis is reelected PM with ERE winning 41.16% of the vote. Surprisingly, the United Democratic Left comes in second with 24.42%.
- 1964: Two Greek officers and a Greek Cypriot policeman are machine-gunned to death in Famagusta. Another Greek officer is injured. The four men were in a vehicle that was stopped by Turkish-Cypriot irregulars.
Sports
- 1993: Olympiakos win the first professional Basketball Championship (organized by ESAK) when Panathinaikos refuse to play the last playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
Births
- 483: Justinian I, Byzantine emperor
- 1771: Lascarina Bouboulina, heroine of the Greek Revolution
- 1942: Former Princess Irene of Greece
Deaths
- 1900: Archbishop Sofronios III of Cyprus.
- 1990: Stratos Dionysiou, laika singer
- 1999: Petros Vouzounerakis, footballer
- 2003: Vangelis Perpiniadis, singer, composer
- 2005: Michalis Genitsaris, rebetiko singer