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*[[1923]]: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. [[February 16]] becomes March 1. | *[[1923]]: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. [[February 16]] becomes March 1. | ||
| + | *[[1959]]: After three years of exile, Archbishop [[Makarios III]] returns to [[Cyprus]] to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turned out to greet him. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 20:09, February 24, 2006
Events
- 1923: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
- 1959: After three years of exile, Archbishop Makarios III returns to Cyprus to an unprecedented welcome: Nearly two-thirds of all adult Cypriots turned out to greet him.
Births
- 1842: Nikolaos Gyzis, painter
- 1896: Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- 1961: Savvas Kofidis, football player and coach.