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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[1980]]: Wrestler [[Stelios Migiakis]] wins gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow. | *[[1980]]: Wrestler [[Stelios Migiakis]] wins gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow. | ||
| + | *[[1995]]: Greece win the Juniors Basketball world title after defeating Australia 91-73 in Athens. [[Efthimis Rentzias]] is voted MVP of the tournament. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 20:32, July 22, 2006
Events
- 1943: A mass demonstration of 200,000 people takes place in Nazi-occupied Athens to protest the decision to award Bulgaria all northern Greek lands up to the Axios River. One hundered protesters are killed, leading Adolf Hitler to cancel his earlier decision.
- 1951: King Paul urges Greek political parties to form a wide coalition.
- 1959: The trial of Manolis Glezos and other leftists before a Greek military court ends with sentences of imprisonment, exile and denial of civil privileges.
- 1991: Fossils of rhinoceri, antilopes and giraffes are found in Chalkidiki.
Sports
- 1980: Wrestler Stelios Migiakis wins gold at the Olympic Games of Moscow.
- 1995: Greece win the Juniors Basketball world title after defeating Australia 91-73 in Athens. Efthimis Rentzias is voted MVP of the tournament.
Deaths
- 1988: Tonis Maroudas, Elafro singer.