Difference between revisions of "March 19"

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1848: Georgios Kountouriotis forms a government.
1919: Greek forces begin the evacuation of Odessa during the Ukraine Expedition.
1932: The National Theater opened. Its first production was "Agamemnon" by Aeschylus.
1960: The remains of poet Andreas Kalvos arrive in Greece from England for re-burial.
1975: Aristotle Onassis is buried in Skorpios island. During the funeral, Christina Onassis falls out with Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis over the inheritance.
1983: "Vradyni" publisher, Tzortzis Athanasiadis is murdered in his office by left-wing radicals.
2010: Unknown culprits blow up the offices of "Golden Dawn" - a far-right organisation - in the city centre of Athens.

1923: Aris Thessaloniki play their first match and defeat Iraklis 2-0.
1947: The National Basketball Team of Greece defeat Turkey 34-30 marking the first away win for the Greek side.
2011: Chrysopigi Devetzi is given a two-year ban from athletics by the ΙΑΑF, due to her failure, on May 23, 2009, to submit to a drug test.

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 *[[1923]]: [[Aris FC|Aris]] [[Thessaloniki]] play their first match and defeat [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] 2-0.
 *[[1947]]: The [[National Basketball Team]] of [[Greece]] defeat Turkey 34-30 marking the first away win for the Greek side.
+*[[2011]]: [[Chrysopigi Devetzi]] is given a two-year ban from athletics by the ΙΑΑF, due to her failure, on [[May 23]], [[2009]], to submit to a drug test.
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