Difference between revisions of "August 22"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Sports) |
(→Events) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
*[[1686]]: Venetian General Francesco Morosini takes [[Nafplio]] from the Turks. | *[[1686]]: Venetian General Francesco Morosini takes [[Nafplio]] from the Turks. | ||
*[[1939]]: The volcano at [[Santorini]] erupts. | *[[1939]]: The volcano at [[Santorini]] erupts. | ||
| + | *[[1964]]: PM [[Georgios Papandreou]] rejects the Acheson Plan for [[Cyprus]]. | ||
*[[2006]]: Major fires break out in [[Chalkidiki prefecture]]. | *[[2006]]: Major fires break out in [[Chalkidiki prefecture]]. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 16:05, November 6, 2008
Events
- 1686: Venetian General Francesco Morosini takes Nafplio from the Turks.
- 1939: The volcano at Santorini erupts.
- 1964: PM Georgios Papandreou rejects the Acheson Plan for Cyprus.
- 2006: Major fires break out in Chalkidiki prefecture.
Sports
- 1999: Katerina Thanou breaks the women's Greek record in the 100m with 10.83 at the Sevilla World Championships.
- 2004: Fani Halkia sets a new Olympic record in the 400m hurdles semi-finals with 52.77.
- 2004: Demosthenes Tambakos wins the gold medal with 9,862 points in the rings copetition at the Athens Olympic Games
- 2007: Theo Zagorakis played his 120th and final game for Greece — a national record - in a friendly game against Spain (2-3) held in his honor at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki.
Deaths
- 1976: Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist.
- 1935: Pavlos Kountouriotis, Admiral, President of Greece