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*[[1944]]: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the [[Papadia Bridge|bridge of Papadia]], and the tunnel and [[Brallos Bridge|bridge of Brallos]]. | *[[1944]]: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the [[Papadia Bridge|bridge of Papadia]], and the tunnel and [[Brallos Bridge|bridge of Brallos]]. | ||
*[[1959]]: The electricity plant of [[Ptolemaida]] begins its operations | *[[1959]]: The electricity plant of [[Ptolemaida]] begins its operations | ||
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| + | *[[1962]]: [[Giorgos Babaniotis]] breaks the Greek [[Hammer throw]] record with a throw of 60.20m. He becomes the first Greek athlete to break the 60m barrier. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1932]]: [[Spyros Kyprianou]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician and President | *[[1932]]: [[Spyros Kyprianou]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician and President | ||
Revision as of 14:28, March 19, 2006
This day , also known as Oxi Day, is celebrated as a national holiday and marks the day when Greece entered World War II in 1940.
Events
- 312: Constantine the Great is victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire.
- 1940: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.
- 1944: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the bridge of Papadia, and the tunnel and bridge of Brallos.
- 1959: The electricity plant of Ptolemaida begins its operations
Sports
- 1962: Giorgos Babaniotis breaks the Greek Hammer throw record with a throw of 60.20m. He becomes the first Greek athlete to break the 60m barrier.
Births
- 1932: Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician and President
- 1940: Poly Panou, popular singer