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*[[1645]]: The Ottoman army seizes [[Chania]], [[Crete]]. The commander of the Turkish force however was executed for losing 40,000 men in the siege. | *[[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. | ||
| + | *[[1991]]: The daily sports journal ''Ora gia Sport'' is first published. The Sebos family is the publisher after their withdrawal from ''Athlitiki Iho''. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1989]]: [[Lakis Sofianos]], footballer, a suicide | *[[1989]]: [[Lakis Sofianos]], footballer, a suicide | ||
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Revision as of 23:51, August 1, 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.
- 1991: The daily sports journal Ora gia Sport is first published. The Sebos family is the publisher after their withdrawal from Athlitiki Iho.
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