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| + | *[[1873]]: [[Spyridon Trikoupis]], politician | ||
*[[1980]]: [[Georgia Vasiliadou]], stage and screen actress | *[[1980]]: [[Georgia Vasiliadou]], stage and screen actress | ||
*[[2004]]: [[Theodoros Polykandriotis]], [[Laika]] composer | *[[2004]]: [[Theodoros Polykandriotis]], [[Laika]] composer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 10:31, April 11, 2007
Events
- 1900: The Maritime Hospital of Piraeus is founded.
- 1911: A number of professors from the University of Athens petition Parliament to declare the Katharevousa version of the Greek language as the one and only official language of the Greek state.
- 1945: The Varkiza Agreement is signed - it was an agreement that terminated institutionally the political and military fighting of December 1944 ("December events") and aimed at reconciliating the opposite blocs of the country.
- 1946: The second general council of the Communist Party of Greece takes place which decides to boycott the upcoming elections in favour of armed struggle.
- 1962: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visits Athens and utters his famous quote: "In this country, half the people sell lottery tickets and the other half buy them!"
- 1979: Weapons are stolen from an army base in Rethymno, Crete.
Births
- 1925: Christos Samaras, EOKA fighter.
- 1933: Costa-Gavras, film producer.
- 1959: Angeliki Nikolouli, reporter.
Deaths
- 1873: Spyridon Trikoupis, politician
- 1980: Georgia Vasiliadou, stage and screen actress
- 2004: Theodoros Polykandriotis, Laika composer