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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1821]]: Greeks capture [[Tripolis]] during the [[War of Independence]] against Turkey | ||
*[[1844]]: The [[Theological School of Chalki]] is established. | *[[1844]]: The [[Theological School of Chalki]] is established. | ||
*[[1863]]: The Parliament of the [[Ionian Islands]] votes for [[Enosis|Union]] with Greece. | *[[1863]]: The Parliament of the [[Ionian Islands]] votes for [[Enosis|Union]] with Greece. | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[2000]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympiad. It is the third consecutive Olympiad that Dimas wins gold, a feat accomplished previously only by Naim Suleimanoglu. | *[[2000]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympiad. It is the third consecutive Olympiad that Dimas wins gold, a feat accomplished previously only by Naim Suleimanoglu. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[2004]]: [[Dido Sotiriou]], writer | *[[2004]]: [[Dido Sotiriou]], writer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 16:09, December 4, 2008
Events
- 1821: Greeks capture Tripolis during the War of Independence against Turkey
- 1844: The Theological School of Chalki is established.
- 1863: The Parliament of the Ionian Islands votes for Union with Greece.
- 1995: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I visits Patmos as part of the celebration of the 1,900 anniversary of the writing of the Book of Revelation by the Evangelist John.
Sports
- 2000: Pyrros Dimas wins gold in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympiad. It is the third consecutive Olympiad that Dimas wins gold, a feat accomplished previously only by Naim Suleimanoglu.
Deaths
- 2004: Dido Sotiriou, writer