Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/January 24"

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1913: In first ever naval aviation combat mission, First Lieutenant Mihail Moutousis and Ensign Aristides Moraitinis bombarded the Turkish Navy in the Bay of Nagara.
1963: Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and Princess Anna Maria of Denmark got engaged.
1994: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assassinated Michalis Vranopoulos, former governor of the National Bank.
2001: Greek President Kostis Stephanopoulos visited the Vatican and met Pope John Paul II.
Births: Argyris Kambouris, basketball player (1962)
Deaths: Elias Iliou, Greek politician, leader of the United Democratic Left (1985)

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-*[[1913]]: The first ever combat mission involving naval aviation in the world! First Lieutenant [[Mihail Moutousis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] bombarded the Turkish Navy in the Bay of Nagara, and reported the location of Turkish ships to the commander of the [[Hellenic Navy]] located in [[Moudros]], [[Limnos]]. The mission took 2 hours 20 minutes, and the distance traveled totaled some 180km.
+*[[1913]]: In first ever naval aviation combat mission, First Lieutenant [[Mihail Moutousis]] and Ensign [[Aristides Moraitinis (aviator)|Aristides Moraitinis]] bombarded the Turkish Navy in the Bay of Nagara.
 *[[1963]]: Crown Prince [[King Constantine II|Constantine]] of [[Greece]] and Princess [[Queen Anna Maria|Anna Maria]] of Denmark got engaged.
 *[[1994]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] assassinated Michalis Vranopoulos, former governor of the National Bank.