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*[[April 1]]: [[Prince George of Greece|Prince George]] is named High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | *[[April 1]]: [[Prince George of Greece|Prince George]] is named High Commissioner of [[Crete]]. | ||
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| + | *[[May 13]]: [[Sotiris Versis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[shot put]] with 11.49m. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 15]]: [[Stadiou Street|Stadiou]], Ermoi Aeolou and Philellinon streets in [[Athens]] were gaslit. | *[[June 15]]: [[Stadiou Street|Stadiou]], Ermoi Aeolou and Philellinon streets in [[Athens]] were gaslit. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:32, September 6, 2008
Events
January
February
- February 12: The Maritime Hospital of Piraeus is founded.
March
- March 16: Arthur Evans purchases the site in Crete where he believes the Minoan palace of Knossos to be.
April
- April 1: Prince George is named High Commissioner of Crete.
May
- May 13: Sotiris Versis breaks the Greek record in the shot put with 11.49m.
June
September
- September 7: Almost 100 persons die as the steamship "Sarkia" sinks off Andros.
Births
February
- February 19: Giorgos Seferis, poet
March
- March 10: Pantelis Pouliopoulos, communist leader
December
- December 17: Katina Paxinou, actress
Unknown
- Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, banker, Prime Minister
- Fotis Giagoulas, notorious bandit
- Yiannis Andrianopoulos, football player and coach
Deaths
May
- May 11: Archbishop Sofronios III of Cyprus.
Unknown
- Dimitrios Bayraktaris, Athens chief of police