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*[[1993]]: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of [[Icaria]]. | *[[1993]]: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of [[Icaria]]. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1922]]: With a signed document, Panathinaikos president Giorgos Hatzopoulos, who designed the 3-leaf clover and general secretary, Mihalis Papazoglou, who selected it, announce the new name of Panathinaikos, from PPAO to PAO | ||
| + | *[[1927]]: 100 athletes participate at the '''Hellenic American Games''' in a New York stadium. The meeting is organized by the Greek clubs of New York and Chicago and performances are better than the Greek national records. | ||
| + | *[[1960]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] win the first greek league title after beating [[AEK FC|AEK]] 2-1 | ||
*[[1968]]: American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fisher plays five simultaneous games in [[Athens]] against Greek chess masters. He wins four - against Apostolopoulos, [[Christos Kokkoris]], Ornithopoulos and Vyzantiadis - and draws against [[Giorgos Trikaliotis]]. | *[[1968]]: American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fisher plays five simultaneous games in [[Athens]] against Greek chess masters. He wins four - against Apostolopoulos, [[Christos Kokkoris]], Ornithopoulos and Vyzantiadis - and draws against [[Giorgos Trikaliotis]]. | ||
| + | *[[1976]]: With a letter handed by Epaminondas Petralias to IOC's chairman Lord Killanin, Prime minister [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] suggests that the Olympics should take place only in Greece. IOC will not adopt his point of view | ||
*[[1992]]: Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games. | *[[1992]]: Weightlifter [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 19:23, July 30, 2006
Events
- 1913: Bulgaria signs an armistice ending hostilities in the Second Balkan War.
- 1920: Ion Dragoumis is shot dead by policemen in Athens. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the Venizelos murder attempt of the previous day.
- 1969: The Greek state starts to issue pensions for distinguished retired writers and actors.
- 1980: Turkish diplomat Galip Osman is assassinated along with his daughter in Pangrati, Athens.
- 1993: 12 persons are killed by a fire on the island of Icaria.
Sports
- 1922: With a signed document, Panathinaikos president Giorgos Hatzopoulos, who designed the 3-leaf clover and general secretary, Mihalis Papazoglou, who selected it, announce the new name of Panathinaikos, from PPAO to PAO
- 1927: 100 athletes participate at the Hellenic American Games in a New York stadium. The meeting is organized by the Greek clubs of New York and Chicago and performances are better than the Greek national records.
- 1960: Panathinaikos win the first greek league title after beating AEK 2-1
- 1968: American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fisher plays five simultaneous games in Athens against Greek chess masters. He wins four - against Apostolopoulos, Christos Kokkoris, Ornithopoulos and Vyzantiadis - and draws against Giorgos Trikaliotis.
- 1976: With a letter handed by Epaminondas Petralias to IOC's chairman Lord Killanin, Prime minister Konstantinos Karamanlis suggests that the Olympics should take place only in Greece. IOC will not adopt his point of view
- 1992: Weightlifter Pyrros Dimas wins gold in the Barcelona Olympic Games.