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*[[1934]]: [[Jim Londos]] beats Joe Savoldi in a one-fall match in Chicago. The crowd of 20.000 is one of the largest crowds to watch a wrestling match | *[[1934]]: [[Jim Londos]] beats Joe Savoldi in a one-fall match in Chicago. The crowd of 20.000 is one of the largest crowds to watch a wrestling match | ||
*[[1969]]: The Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos. | *[[1969]]: The Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos. | ||
| − | *[[1996]]: [[Greece]] and Turkey nearly go to war over the uninhabited Imia islands. | + | *[[1996]]: [[Greece]] and Turkey nearly go to war over the uninhabited [[Imia]] islands. |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 12:24, August 8, 2007
Events
- 1854: Greek rebels, under Spyros Karaiskakis, lay siege to the city of Arta.
- 1934: Jim Londos beats Joe Savoldi in a one-fall match in Chicago. The crowd of 20.000 is one of the largest crowds to watch a wrestling match
- 1969: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece purges Antonis Brillakis and Babis Drakopoulos.
- 1996: Greece and Turkey nearly go to war over the uninhabited Imia islands.
Births
- 1944: Christodoulos Pasiardis, Defence Minister of Cyprus
- 1976: Traianos Dellas, footballer
- 1982: Elena Paparizou, singer
Deaths
- 1828: Alexander Ypsilantis, revolutionary
- 1936: Georgios Kondilis
- 1991: Kostas Moundakis, Cretan musician