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| − | + | *[[1914]]: [[Louis Tikas]], [[Greek-American]] labour organiser, was slain in the "Ludlow Massacre" | |
| + | *[[1946]]: [[Stelios Kyriakidis]] won the Boston Marathon with a record-breaking time of 2hr 29m 27s. After finishing the race, Kyriakidis comments to the US media were: "Please, don't forget my country!" | ||
| + | *[[1961]]: [[Saint Kosmas Aitolos|Father Kosmas Aitolos]] was proclaimed a saint by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. | ||
| + | *[[2000]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeated Maccabi 73-67 and won the Euroleague for the second time in their history. | ||
| + | *Births: [[Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer]], colonial governor of [[Cyprus]] in the [[1930s]] ([[1877]]), [[Yiannis Gaitatzis]], football player ([[1944]]). | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[Louis Tikas]], [[Greek-American]] labour organiser ([[1914]]), [[Manolis Triantafyllidis]], linguistic expert and [[Demotic]] language advocate ([[1959]]), [[Timos Perlegas]], actor ([[1993]]), [[Nikos Rizos]], actor ([[1999]]) | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[April 19]] - [[April 18]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[April 19]] - [[April 18]]</span> | ||
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Revision as of 12:48, April 2, 2007
- 1914: Louis Tikas, Greek-American labour organiser, was slain in the "Ludlow Massacre"
- 1946: Stelios Kyriakidis won the Boston Marathon with a record-breaking time of 2hr 29m 27s. After finishing the race, Kyriakidis comments to the US media were: "Please, don't forget my country!"
- 1961: Father Kosmas Aitolos was proclaimed a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 2000: Panathinaikos defeated Maccabi 73-67 and won the Euroleague for the second time in their history.
- Births: Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, colonial governor of Cyprus in the 1930s (1877), Yiannis Gaitatzis, football player (1944).
- Deaths: Louis Tikas, Greek-American labour organiser (1914), Manolis Triantafyllidis, linguistic expert and Demotic language advocate (1959), Timos Perlegas, actor (1993), Nikos Rizos, actor (1999)