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== Events == | == Events == | ||
*[[338 BC]] - Rise of [[Macedon]]: [[Philip II of Macedon]] crushes [[Athens]] and [[Thebes]] in the [[Battle of Chaeronea]]. | *[[338 BC]] - Rise of [[Macedon]]: [[Philip II of Macedon]] crushes [[Athens]] and [[Thebes]] in the [[Battle of Chaeronea]]. | ||
| + | *[[1645]]: The Ottoman army seizes [[Chania]], [[Crete]]. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege. | ||
*[[1989]]: Former [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Lakis Sofianos]], is found hanged in his prison cell. | *[[1989]]: Former [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] footballer, [[Lakis Sofianos]], is found hanged in his prison cell. | ||
Revision as of 10:34, July 22, 2006
Events
- 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea.
- 1645: The Ottoman army seizes Chania, Crete. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege.
- 1989: Former Panathinaikos footballer, Lakis Sofianos, is found hanged in his prison cell.
Births
- 1868: King Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
- 1913: Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens.
Deaths
- 1989: Lakis Sofianos, footballer, a suicide