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*[[1909]]: [[Elia Kazan]], [[Greek-American]] film director and producer. | *[[1909]]: [[Elia Kazan]], [[Greek-American]] film director and producer. | ||
*[[1940]]: [[Sotiris Moustakas]], actor | *[[1940]]: [[Sotiris Moustakas]], actor | ||
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| + | *[[2015]]: [[Voula Zoumboulaki]], actress | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, September 9, 2015
Events
- 1833: War of Independence heroes Theodoros Kolokotronis, Dimitrios Plapoutas, Kitsos Tzavellas and Gennaios Kolokotronis are arrested on suspicion of treason.
- 1900: Almost 100 persons die as the steamship "Sarkia" sinks off Andros.
- 1955: Riots break out against Greeks in Smyrna (Izmir) - a follow-up to the Istanbul pogrom one day earlier.
- 1964: Georgios Plytas is elected Mayor of Athens.
- 1985: Kostis Stephanopoulos forms the Democratic Renewal Party (DI.ANA.). Ten New Democracy MPs follow him.
- 1991: Cetin Gorgu, Turkish assistant press attache, is shot and killed in his car in Pangrati, Athens. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November assume responsibility.
- 1994: An Albanian court hands down jail sentences to five members of the Northern Epirus "Omonia Party" for "treason and collaboration with an outside power".
- 1999: A powerful earthquake (5.9 on the Richter scale) causes extensive damages and 86 fatalities in Attica. Turkish rescue units are among the first on the scene.
Sports
- 1986: Larisa defeat Ethnikos Piraeus 9-0, however the Hellenic Football Federation will not recognise the result of the match as Ethnikos fielded amateurs due to a footballers' strike.
- 2009: The National Basketball Team of Greece start off Eurobasket 2009 with a convincing 86-54 victory over FYROM.
Births
- 1909: Elia Kazan, Greek-American film director and producer.
- 1940: Sotiris Moustakas, actor
Deaths
- 2015: Voula Zoumboulaki, actress