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*[[1984]]: [[Thessaloniki]] is twinned with [[Lemesos]], [[Cyprus]]. | *[[1984]]: [[Thessaloniki]] is twinned with [[Lemesos]], [[Cyprus]]. | ||
*[[1993]]: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece. | *[[1993]]: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece. | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[1961]]: Pele scores twice as World champions FC Santos defeat [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 3-2 | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 12:09, October 16, 2007
Events
- 1913: The first massacre at Doxato takes place during the Second Balkan War, as Bulgarian troops kill 650 inhabitants of this Drama prefecture town before burning it to the ground. A second massacre would take place in the same town during World War II (see September 29).
- 1919: The Greek Army evacuates Aydini.
- 1930: The Law School of the University of Thessaloniki is established.
- 1955: EOKA fighter, Markos Drakos, is arrested by the British. He will escape three months later.
- 1972: The Military Government of Greece passes a "quickie divorce" law. Dictator George Papadopoulos will avail himself of his own law to divorce his first wife.
- 1984: Thessaloniki is twinned with Lemesos, Cyprus.
- 1993: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.
Sports
- 1961: Pele scores twice as World champions FC Santos defeat Panathinaikos 3-2
Deaths
- 1996: Lakis Petropoulos, football player and coach.