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| + | *[[1640]]: [[Cyril II of Constantinople|Cyril II]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] | ||
*[[1835]]: [[Andreas Miaoulis]], Greek revolutionary. | *[[1835]]: [[Andreas Miaoulis]], Greek revolutionary. | ||
*[[1949]]: [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], archaeologist, politician and Prime Minister | *[[1949]]: [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], archaeologist, politician and Prime Minister | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 16:48, November 20, 2007
Events
- 1640: Former Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril II, is executed in Tunisia.
- 1912: Four people die during a heatwave in Athens.
- 1920: The Greeks defeat Turkish forces at Alashehir during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- 1925: Officers loyal to Theodoros Pangalos stage a coup. For the next two years, Pangalos will rule Greece by decree.
- 1928: Aris defeat Ethnikos Piraeus 3-1 to clinch the first football championship in Greek history.
- 1949: Prime Minister Themistoklis Sofoulis dies in office. He is succeeded by Alexandros Diomedes.
Births
- 1869: Prince George of Greece, High Commissioner of Crete
- 1945: Nora Valsami, actress
- 1977: Dimos Dikoudis, basketball player
- 1978: Pantelis Kafes, footballer
Deaths
- 1640: Cyril II, Patriarch of Constantinople
- 1835: Andreas Miaoulis, Greek revolutionary.
- 1949: Themistoklis Sofoulis, archaeologist, politician and Prime Minister