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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[474]]: [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]] ascends to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] throne. | ||
*[[1919]]: Workers in [[Thessaloniki]] protest shortages in food. | *[[1919]]: Workers in [[Thessaloniki]] protest shortages in food. | ||
*[[1950]]: Martial law, imposed as a result of the [[Greek Civil War]], is lifted throughout Greece. | *[[1950]]: Martial law, imposed as a result of the [[Greek Civil War]], is lifted throughout Greece. | ||
Revision as of 10:33, February 8, 2006
Events
- 474: Zeno I ascends to the Byzantine throne.
- 1919: Workers in Thessaloniki protest shortages in food.
- 1950: Martial law, imposed as a result of the Greek Civil War, is lifted throughout Greece.
- 1954: The statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis on his horse, is placed in front of old Parliament building.
- 1976: The European Common Market accepts the application of Greece for full membership.
- 1995: Four members of the Northern Epirus "Omonia Party" are released from prison by the Albanian authorities.
Births
- 1404: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine emperor.
Deaths
- 1857: Dionysios Solomos, poet who wrote the Greek National Anthem.