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| + | *[[1921]]: The [[First Battle of Inonu]] commences. | ||
*[[1938]]: [[King Paul|Crown Prince Paul]] of [[Greece]] marries [[Queen Frederika|Princess Frederika]] in [[Athens]]. | *[[1938]]: [[King Paul|Crown Prince Paul]] of [[Greece]] marries [[Queen Frederika|Princess Frederika]] in [[Athens]]. | ||
*[[1948]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] passes Law 518 annexing the [[Dodecanese]] islands. | *[[1948]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] passes Law 518 annexing the [[Dodecanese]] islands. | ||
Revision as of 13:11, March 17, 2010
Events
- 1921: The First Battle of Inonu commences.
- 1938: Crown Prince Paul of Greece marries Princess Frederika in Athens.
- 1948: The Hellenic Parliament passes Law 518 annexing the Dodecanese islands.
- 1956: EOKA fighter, Kyriakos Matsis, is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.
- 1965: The Greek government officially announces that 4,000 Greeks were forced to leave Istanbul during 1964 - the year of the Cyprus crisis.
- 1979: Greek television begins broadcasting in color using the French system SECAM. It will later be replaced by the German PAL
Births
- 1944: Michalis Violaris, popular singer
Deaths
- 1876: Samuel Gridley Howe, philhellene
- 1984: Dimitrios Bitsios, diplomat, Foreign Minister