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| + | *[[1920]]: [[Babis Bakalis]], composer | ||
*[[1931]]: [[Olympia Dukakis]], [[Greek-American]] actress | *[[1931]]: [[Olympia Dukakis]], [[Greek-American]] actress | ||
*[[1949]]: [[Vasilis Papakonstantinou]], singer | *[[1949]]: [[Vasilis Papakonstantinou]], singer | ||
Revision as of 14:42, September 28, 2007
Events
- 1964: Corinna Tsopei is crowned Miss Universe.
- 1978: A powerful earthquake (6.5 on Richter scale) strikes Thessaloniki; 35 people are dead in collapse of building at Nicephorus Phocas Street.
Sports
- 2004: Greece qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2004 despite losing 2-1 to Russia.
- 2007: Panathinaikos defeat rivals Olympiakos 89-76 to win their fifth straight Greek league basketball title, completing the season as triple crown winners -- championship, cup and European Championship.
Births
- 1920: Babis Bakalis, composer
- 1931: Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
- 1949: Vasilis Papakonstantinou, singer
Deaths
- 1929: Emmanuel Benakis, industrialist, politician, national benefactor