Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 12"

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1827: Asimo Lidoriki-Goura, widow of Yiannis Gouras and commander of the Acropolis defence, was killed when a Turkish bomb brought down the roof of the Erechtheum.
1931: Tobacco factory workers protested in Piraeus because women were hired at their factory.
1940: The Metaxas government considered a "statement of repent" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
1970: A Greek military airplane crashed on Mount Cithaeron. 23 dead.
Births: Spiros Loues, 1896 Olympic Marathon winner (1872), Jenny Karezi, actress (1936)
Deaths: Ioannis Varvakis, National Benefactor (1825), Georgios Theotokis, politician, Prime Minister (1916)

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 *[[1940]]: The [[Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas government]] considered a "''statement of repent''" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
 *[[1970]]: A Greek military airplane crashed on Mount [[Cithaeron]]. 23 dead.
-*Births: [[Spiros Loues]], 1896 Olympic Marathon winner ([[1872]]), [[Jenny Karezi]], actress ([[1936]])
+*Births: [[Spiros Loues]], [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Olympic]] Marathon winner ([[1872]]), [[Jenny Karezi]], actress ([[1936]])
-*Deaths: [[Ioannis Varvakis]], National Benefactor ([[1825]])
+*Deaths: [[Ioannis Varvakis]], National Benefactor ([[1825]]), [[Georgios Theotokis]], politician, Prime Minister ([[1916]])
 <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[January 11]] - [[January 10]]</span>
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