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*[[1961]]: Adnan Menderes is hanged in the [[Prince's Islands]]. Among the accusations brought against the former Turkish PM was his tolerance of the [[Istanbul Pogrom]] against the Greek minority. | *[[1961]]: Adnan Menderes is hanged in the [[Prince's Islands]]. Among the accusations brought against the former Turkish PM was his tolerance of the [[Istanbul Pogrom]] against the Greek minority. | ||
*[[1965]]: [[Stephanos Stephanopoulos]] is asked to form a government after [[Elias Tsirimokos]] fails to get a vote of confidence in Parliament. | *[[1965]]: [[Stephanos Stephanopoulos]] is asked to form a government after [[Elias Tsirimokos]] fails to get a vote of confidence in Parliament. | ||
| + | *[[2004]]: Imprisoned members of the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] go on hunger strike to protest the "harsh" conditions of their imprisonment. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Marcos Baghdatis]] defeats Mario Ancic to win the China Open. | *[[2006]]: [[Marcos Baghdatis]] defeats Mario Ancic to win the China Open. | ||
Revision as of 11:06, August 24, 2007
Events
- 1960: Cyprus is accepted into the UN.
- 1961: Adnan Menderes is hanged in the Prince's Islands. Among the accusations brought against the former Turkish PM was his tolerance of the Istanbul Pogrom against the Greek minority.
- 1965: Stephanos Stephanopoulos is asked to form a government after Elias Tsirimokos fails to get a vote of confidence in Parliament.
- 2004: Imprisoned members of the Revolutionary Organization 17 November go on hunger strike to protest the "harsh" conditions of their imprisonment.
Sports
- 2006: Marcos Baghdatis defeats Mario Ancic to win the China Open.
Births
- 1973: Demis Nikolaidis, football player, AEK FC President
Deaths
- 1982: Manos Loizos, composer
- 1996: Spiro Agnew, Greek-American Vice-President of the United States.