Difference between revisions of "October 20"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Events) |
(→Events) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1827]]: The [[Battle of Navarino]] takes place; the Egyptian fleet is destroyed. | *[[1827]]: The [[Battle of Navarino]] takes place; the Egyptian fleet is destroyed. | ||
| + | *[[1912]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
*[[1922]]: The peace conference which eventually produces the [[Treaty of Lausanne]], commences. | *[[1922]]: The peace conference which eventually produces the [[Treaty of Lausanne]], commences. | ||
*[[1944]]: Joseph Stalin and Sir Winston Churchill partition eastern Europe into "spheres of influence". Greece is marked as 90% under British and only 10% under Soviet influence. | *[[1944]]: Joseph Stalin and Sir Winston Churchill partition eastern Europe into "spheres of influence". Greece is marked as 90% under British and only 10% under Soviet influence. | ||
Revision as of 14:23, October 11, 2006
Events
- 1827: The Battle of Navarino takes place; the Egyptian fleet is destroyed.
- 1912: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
- 1922: The peace conference which eventually produces the Treaty of Lausanne, commences.
- 1944: Joseph Stalin and Sir Winston Churchill partition eastern Europe into "spheres of influence". Greece is marked as 90% under British and only 10% under Soviet influence.
- 1961: Dr. Fazil Kucuk vetoes the creation of a single Cypriot army.
- 1968: Aristotle Onassis marries Jackie Kennedy at island of Skorpios.
- 1988: George Koskotas, banker, publisher and team owner (Olympiakos) is indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges.
Sports
- 1997: Dimitris Saravakos plays his last game for Panathinaikos: a 4-1 victory over Athinaikos FC.
Deaths
- 1999: Loukas Barlos, former President of AEK FC.