Difference between revisions of "December 27"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Events) |
m |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
*[[1947]]: A law is passed by the Centrist [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] government outlawing the [[Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[National Liberation Front]] ([[EAM]]). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine. | *[[1947]]: A law is passed by the Centrist [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] government outlawing the [[Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[National Liberation Front]] ([[EAM]]). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine. | ||
| + | *[[1963]]: Student rallies in [[Athens]] and [[Thessaloniki]] demanding the union between [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
*[[1950]]: [[Haris Alexiou]], singer | *[[1950]]: [[Haris Alexiou]], singer | ||
| − | == | + | ==Namesday== |
===Greek Orthodox=== | ===Greek Orthodox=== | ||
*[[Saint Stephen]], the first martyr. | *[[Saint Stephen]], the first martyr. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, December 27, 2005
Events
- 537: Hagia Sophia is rededicated in Constantinople by Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Such was the splendour of the new church that the emperor exclaimed: "I have bested you, Solomon!"
- 1944: PM Georgios Papandreou submits his resignation in the midst of the post-World War II December crisis ("Δεκεμβριανά"). Winston Churchill leaves Athens for London.
- 1947: A law is passed by the Centrist Sophoklis Venizelos government outlawing the Communist Party of Greece and the National Liberation Front (EAM). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine.
- 1963: Student rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki demanding the union between Greece and Cyprus.
Births
- 1947: Thanasis Polykandriotis, composer of Laika music¨
- 1950: Haris Alexiou, singer
Namesday
Greek Orthodox
- Saint Stephen, the first martyr.