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| + | *[[1940]]: Lt [[Alexandros Diakos]], first Greek officer to fall in battle in [[WWII]] | ||
*[[1968]]: [[Georgios Papandreou]], politician, Prime Minister of Greece | *[[1968]]: [[Georgios Papandreou]], politician, Prime Minister of Greece | ||
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Revision as of 09:58, June 7, 2007
Events
- 1903:The theatrical play of The Oresteia by Aeschylus is performed for the first time translated in the dimotiki language. The events brings an uproar within "insulted" art circles. Fight scenes errupt resulting at the death of two people and the injury of seven others.
- 1940: Lieutenant Alexandros Diakos becomes the first Greek officer to die in World War II.
- 1948: Archbishop Athenagoras is elected Ecumenical Patriarch.
- 1988: Charges are brought against George Koskotas for illegal transactions with Merrill Lynch.
Births
- 1944: Sergio Markarian, football coach
- 1962: Giorgos Mitsibonas, footballer
Deaths
- 1940: Lt Alexandros Diakos, first Greek officer to fall in battle in WWII
- 1968: Georgios Papandreou, politician, Prime Minister of Greece