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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 23]]: Guerrila leader, Georgios Skalidis, is killed in a battle against Turks, near Monastir, during the [[Macedonian Struggle]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 26]]: [[Georgios Theotokis]] triumphs in the Greek general elections. | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
| − | *[[April 18]]: King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive in [[Athens]] to attend the 1906 Athens Olympiad. | + | *[[April 18]] (NS): King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive in [[Athens]] to attend the 1906 Athens Olympiad. |
| − | *[[April 22]]: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop. | + | *[[April 22]] (NS): The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop. |
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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
| − | *[[July 16]]: A pogrom takes place against the [[Greeks]] of Philippoupolis (Plovdiv), Eastern Rumelia. | + | *[[July 9]]: Metropolitan Photius of [[Korytsa]] is murdered during the [[Macedonian Struggle]]. |
| + | *[[July 16]]: A pogrom takes place against the [[Greeks]] of Philippoupolis (Plovdiv), Eastern Rumelia. Churches and schools are destroyed. | ||
| + | *[[July 30]]: Bulgarian guerrilas attack and destroy the Greek section of Anchialos, Eastern Rumelia. | ||
===August=== | ===August=== | ||
*[[August 12]]: [[Prince George of Greece|Prince George]] resigns as High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | *[[August 12]]: [[Prince George of Greece|Prince George]] resigns as High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
| + | *[[September 2]]: Guerrila leader Athanasios Hadjipanagis is slain in a battle against Turkish forces near [[Serres]]. | ||
*[[September 18]]: [[Alexandros Zaimis]] arrives in [[Crete]] to take over as High Commissioner. | *[[September 18]]: [[Alexandros Zaimis]] arrives in [[Crete]] to take over as High Commissioner. | ||
Revision as of 14:42, May 11, 2007
Events
March
- March 23: Guerrila leader, Georgios Skalidis, is killed in a battle against Turks, near Monastir, during the Macedonian Struggle.
- March 26: Georgios Theotokis triumphs in the Greek general elections.
April
- April 18 (NS): King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive in Athens to attend the 1906 Athens Olympiad.
- April 22 (NS): The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
July
- July 9: Metropolitan Photius of Korytsa is murdered during the Macedonian Struggle.
- July 16: A pogrom takes place against the Greeks of Philippoupolis (Plovdiv), Eastern Rumelia. Churches and schools are destroyed.
- July 30: Bulgarian guerrilas attack and destroy the Greek section of Anchialos, Eastern Rumelia.
August
- August 12: Prince George resigns as High Commissioner of Crete.
September
- September 2: Guerrila leader Athanasios Hadjipanagis is slain in a battle against Turkish forces near Serres.
- September 18: Alexandros Zaimis arrives in Crete to take over as High Commissioner.
Births
January
- January 15: Aristotle Onassis, shipping tycoon
February
- February 26: Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Gikas, painter
July
- July 2: Christos Tsaganeas, stage and screen actor
- July 14: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman
November
- November 18: Alec Issigonis, the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the 50s
- November 8: Miltiades Iatridis, naval officer
Unknown
- Markos Vafiadis, communist leader
- Nikos Angelakis, footballer
- Dimitris Pierrakos, footballer