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'''[[December 24]]''' | '''[[December 24]]''' | ||
*[[820]]: [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Leo V]] was assassinated in the Palace Chapel. | *[[820]]: [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Leo V]] was assassinated in the Palace Chapel. | ||
| − | *[[1940]]: [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis]], under Lt.Cdr. Miltiades Iatridis, torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Firenze (3952 BRT), in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island | + | *[[1940]]: [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Firenze (3952 BRT), in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island |
*[[1944]]: Sir Winston Churchill arrived in [[Athens]] in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between [[EAM]] and the re-instated Greek government of [[Georgios Papandreou]]. | *[[1944]]: Sir Winston Churchill arrived in [[Athens]] in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between [[EAM]] and the re-instated Greek government of [[Georgios Papandreou]]. | ||
*[[1947]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" was set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister. | *[[1947]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" was set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister. | ||
Revision as of 13:16, December 20, 2007
- 820: Byzantine Emperor Leo V was assassinated in the Palace Chapel.
- 1940: Submarine RHS Papanikolis, under Lt.Cdr. Miltiades Iatridis, torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Firenze (3952 BRT), in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island
- 1944: Sir Winston Churchill arrived in Athens in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between EAM and the re-instated Greek government of Georgios Papandreou.
- 1947: The "Provisional Democratic Government" was set up, during the Greek Civil War, by the Communist Party of Greece with Markos Vafiadis as Prime Minister.
- 1947: Metropolitan Makarios of Kyrenia was elected Archbishop of Cyprus. (He was the predecessor of Makarios III).
- 1989: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November raided Sykouri army base in Larisa, Greece and stole a quantity of anti-tank rockets and ammunition.
- Births: King George I of Greece (1845).
- Deaths: Byzantine Emperor Leo V (assassinated) (820)
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