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*[[April 6]]: Commencement of the [[1896 Summer Olympics|first modern Olympic Games]]. By the Julian calendar, the games commenced on [[March 25]] - the national holiday of Greece - as a symbolic gesture. | *[[April 6]]: Commencement of the [[1896 Summer Olympics|first modern Olympic Games]]. By the Julian calendar, the games commenced on [[March 25]] - the national holiday of Greece - as a symbolic gesture. | ||
*[[April 7]]: [[Leonidas Pyrgos]] becomes the first Greek to win an Olympic Gold Medal after defeating Frenchman Peronnet at fencing. | *[[April 7]]: [[Leonidas Pyrgos]] becomes the first Greek to win an Olympic Gold Medal after defeating Frenchman Peronnet at fencing. | ||
| + | *[[April 7]]: [[Miltiades Gouskos]] breaks the Greek record for the [[shot put]] with 11.20m to win the silver medal in the [[1896 Summer Olympics]]. | ||
*[[April 10]]: [[Spiros Loues]] wins the [[Marathon (event)|marathon]] in the [[1896 Summer Olympics]]. | *[[April 10]]: [[Spiros Loues]] wins the [[Marathon (event)|marathon]] in the [[1896 Summer Olympics]]. | ||
*[[April 15]]: Closing ceremony of the [[1896 Summer Olympics|first modern Olympic Games]]. | *[[April 15]]: Closing ceremony of the [[1896 Summer Olympics|first modern Olympic Games]]. | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 21]]: [[Sotiris Versis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[discus throw]] with 29.50m. | *[[May 21]]: [[Sotiris Versis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[discus throw]] with 29.50m. | ||
Revision as of 07:24, August 8, 2009
Events
March
- March 22: Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first marathon ever run with a time of 3hrs 17mins.
April
- April 6: Commencement of the first modern Olympic Games. By the Julian calendar, the games commenced on March 25 - the national holiday of Greece - as a symbolic gesture.
- April 7: Leonidas Pyrgos becomes the first Greek to win an Olympic Gold Medal after defeating Frenchman Peronnet at fencing.
- April 7: Miltiades Gouskos breaks the Greek record for the shot put with 11.20m to win the silver medal in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
- April 10: Spiros Loues wins the marathon in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
- April 15: Closing ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games.
May
- May 21: Sotiris Versis breaks the Greek record in the discus throw with 29.50m.
June
- June 5: The National Company sends 86 guerrilas, under Athanasios Broufas, to support the Macedonian Struggle.
July
- July 3: The National Company sends 500 guerrilas from Greece to support the Macedonian Struggle.
August
Births
February
- February 5: George Dilboy, Greek-American World War I hero
- February 10: Sir John Harding, military governor of Cyprus.
March
- March 1: Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
September
- September 4: Aspasia Manou, wife of King Alexander.
October
- October 30: Kostas Karyotakis, poet
Unknown
- Eleni Skoura, politician
Deaths
March
- March 30: Charilaos Trikoupis, politician, Prime Minister
April
- April 15: Georgios Vizyinos, poet/writer.
November
- November 12: Spyridon Xyndas, musician