Difference between revisions of "1906"
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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
*[[November 18]]: [[Alec Issigonis]], the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the [[1950s|50s]] | *[[November 18]]: [[Alec Issigonis]], the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the [[1950s|50s]] | ||
| + | *[[November 8]]: [[Miltiades Iatridis]], naval officer | ||
===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
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*[[Markos Vafiadis]], communist leader | *[[Markos Vafiadis]], communist leader | ||
*[[Nikos Angelakis]], footballer | *[[Nikos Angelakis]], footballer | ||
Revision as of 14:11, May 11, 2007
Events
April
- April 22: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
July
August
- August 12: Prince George resigns as High Commissioner of Crete.
September
- September 18: Alexandros Zaimis arrives in Crete to take over as High Commissioner.
Births
January
- January 15: Aristotle Onassis, shipping tycoon
February
- February 26: Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Gikas, painter
July
- July 14: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman
November
- November 18: Alec Issigonis, the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the 50s
- November 8: Miltiades Iatridis, naval officer
Unknown
- Markos Vafiadis, communist leader
- Nikos Angelakis, footballer
- Dimitris Pierrakos, footballer