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*[[1818]]: [[Queen Amalia]] of Greece
 
*[[1818]]: [[Queen Amalia]] of Greece
 
*[[1949]]: [[Nikolaos Sifounakis]], politician
 
*[[1949]]: [[Nikolaos Sifounakis]], politician
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*[[1976]]: [[Mirela Manjani]], athlete ([[javelin throw]]er)
  
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==

Revision as of 17:59, October 5, 2006

Events

  • 1827: The decree by which Ioannis Kapodistrias establishes a Military Academy in Nafplion is published.
  • 1952: Eleni Skoura is appointed by the Greek Rally party of Alexandros Papagos to stand in the January 1953 elections. She will become the first woman MP in Greek history.
  • 1959: The expedition of a permanent Greek force in Cyprus is decided. This force would come to be known as EL.DY.K.
  • 1963: The Cyprus crisis of 1963-1964 begins with a firefight in Nicosia that leaves one Greek Cypriot policeman and two Turkish Cypriot civilians dead.

Sports

Births

Deaths