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*[[1868]]: [[King Constantine I]] of Greece (d. [[1923]]) | *[[1868]]: [[King Constantine I]] of Greece (d. [[1923]]) | ||
*[[1913]]: [[Seraphim]], [[Archbishop of Athens]]. | *[[1913]]: [[Seraphim]], [[Archbishop of Athens]]. | ||
| − | + | *[[1938]]: [[Dimos Moutsis]], composer | |
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 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.
- 1938: Dimos Moutsis, composer
Deaths
- 1989: Lakis Sofianos, footballer, a suicide