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*[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]], last person executed in [[Greece]]. | *[[1972]]: [[Vasilis Lymperis]], last person executed in [[Greece]]. | ||
| − | *[[2002]]: [[Yiannis Gionakis]], actor | + | *[[2000]]: [[Rena Dallia]], singer. |
| + | *[[2002]]: [[Yiannis Gionakis]], actor. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 13:13, August 12, 2010
Events
- 1829: Richard Church resigns as Commander in Chief of Greek revolutionary forces.
- 1898: 700 Greeks and 15 Britons are slain by Turkish irregulars at Heraklio, Crete.
- 1972: Vasilis Lymperis' death sentence is carried out; Vasilis Lymperis is the last person to be executed in Greece.
- 1993: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul.
Sports
- 1973: Apostolos Kathiniotis breaks the Greek record in the long jump with 7.78m.
Births
- 1938: Yiannis Fertis, actor
- 1975: Arian Beqaj, footballer
Deaths
- 1972: Vasilis Lymperis, last person executed in Greece.
- 2000: Rena Dallia, singer.
- 2002: Yiannis Gionakis, actor.