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*[[1867]]: [[King George I]] arrives in Greece with his new bride [[Queen Olga|Princess Olga]] of Russia, on board the steamship "Messolonghi". | *[[1867]]: [[King George I]] arrives in Greece with his new bride [[Queen Olga|Princess Olga]] of Russia, on board the steamship "Messolonghi". | ||
| + | *[[1893]]: [[Charilaos Trikoupis]] forms a government. | ||
*[[1912]]: Greek forces enter [[Kastoria]] during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[1912]]: Greek forces enter [[Kastoria]] during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
*[[1942]]: Greeks in Istanbul are subjected to the [[Varlik Vergisi]] by the Turkish Parliament. | *[[1942]]: Greeks in Istanbul are subjected to the [[Varlik Vergisi]] by the Turkish Parliament. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, January 13, 2009
Events
- 1867: King George I arrives in Greece with his new bride Princess Olga of Russia, on board the steamship "Messolonghi".
- 1893: Charilaos Trikoupis forms a government.
- 1912: Greek forces enter Kastoria during the First Balkan War.
- 1942: Greeks in Istanbul are subjected to the Varlik Vergisi by the Turkish Parliament.
- 1950: A squadron of seven Greek Royal Airforce transport planes leave for the Korean War.
- 2007: George Papandreou clinches a landslide re-election, from the first round, in the PASOK party leadership internal election. Papandreou receives 60.03 percent, his main challenger, Evangelos Venizelos, only 33.54 percent. A third candidate, Costas Skandalidis, trails with 6.28 percent.
Births
- 1953: Costas Skandalidis, politician.
Deaths
- 1950: Alexandros Diomedes, economist, politician and Prime Minister.
- 1990: Yiannis Ritsos, poet
- 1990: Alexis Minotis, actor