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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1792]]: [[Alexander Ypsilantis]], [[Greek]] military commander and national hero | *[[1792]]: [[Alexander Ypsilantis]], [[Greek]] military commander and national hero | ||
| + | *[[1934]]: [[Yiannis Voyiatzis (singer)|Yiannis Voyiatzis]], singer | ||
==Namesday== | ==Namesday== | ||
Revision as of 20:20, June 16, 2006
Events
- 1803: The Souliotes left Souli towards the coast of Epirus. A monk named Samuel remained in Kughi and set fire to the powder magazines with a massive explosion that cost him his life while killing tens of Ottomans.
- 1955 - The Battle of Spilia is fought in the EOKA struggle against the British in Cyprus.
- 1970: Announcement of a discovery of an extended neolithic settlement near Sesklo (a village nearby the city of Volos, in Thessaly)
Births
- 1792: Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek military commander and national hero
- 1934: Yiannis Voyiatzis, singer
Namesday
Greek Orthodox
- Saint Spyridon, patron saint of Corfu and Piraeus