Difference between revisions of "September 9"

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1922: Turkish troops enter Smyrna. Bishop Chrysostom of Smyrna is slain by a lynch mob.
1941: The resistance movement EDES is founded in Athens by venizelist Col. Napoleon Zervas.
1970: Two Arabs, in possession of explosives, are arrested in Athens.
1993: The government of Constantine Mitsotakis collapses after the defection of four MPs.
1996: The government of Cyprus publishes evidence that Solomos Solomou was shot dead by Kenan Akin, "minister of agriculture" of the so-called Turkish Republic of N. Cyprus.
2005: Vladimir Putin becomes the first Russian state leader to visit Mount Athos.

1961: AEK kick off the 1961-1962 season with an 8-0 away win at Aegaleo. Kostas Nestoridis scores three goals, Andreas Stamatiadis and Thanasis Gouvas two each, with Giorgos Petridis contributing one.
1982: Anna Verouli wins gold at the European Games of Athens with a javelin throw of 70.02m
1990: Greek-American Pete Sampras wins his first Grand Slam title after defeating Andre Agassi at the US Open.

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 *[[1993]]: The government of [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] collapses after the defection of four MPs.
 *[[1996]]: The government of [[Cyprus]] publishes evidence that [[Solomos Solomou]] was shot dead by Kenan Akin, "minister of agriculture" of the so-called Turkish Republic of N. Cyprus.
-*[[2005]]: Vladimit Putin becomes the first Russian state leader to visit [[Mount Athos]].
+*[[2005]]: Vladimir Putin becomes the first Russian state leader to visit [[Mount Athos]].
 ===Sports===
 *[[1961]]: [[AEK FC|AEK]] kick off the 1961-[[1962]] season with an 8-0 away win at [[Aegaleo FC|Aegaleo]]. [[Kostas Nestoridis]] scores three goals, [[Andreas Stamatiadis]] and [[Thanasis Gouvas]] two each, with [[Giorgos Petridis]] contributing one.