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*[[1877]]: The [[Hellenic Red Cross]] was established following the initiative of [[Queen Olga]]. | *[[1877]]: The [[Hellenic Red Cross]] was established following the initiative of [[Queen Olga]]. | ||
| + | *[[1942]]: [[King George II]] arrives in the USA to seek aid for the Greek war effort. | ||
*[[1944]]: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in [[Distomo]], [[Boeotia prefecture]]. | *[[1944]]: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in [[Distomo]], [[Boeotia prefecture]]. | ||
*[[1949]]: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the [[Greek Civil War|various concentration camps in Greece]]. | *[[1949]]: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the [[Greek Civil War|various concentration camps in Greece]]. | ||
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*[[1987]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]]. | *[[1987]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of [[Eurobasket 1987]]. | ||
*[[2008]]: [[National Football Team|European soccer champions Greece]] began the [[Euro 2008|defence of the title]] won as outsiders during [[Euro 2004|the last tournament]] with a disappointing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden. | *[[2008]]: [[National Football Team|European soccer champions Greece]] began the [[Euro 2008|defence of the title]] won as outsiders during [[Euro 2004|the last tournament]] with a disappointing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[2009]]: [[Stelios Skevofilakas]], footballer | *[[2009]]: [[Stelios Skevofilakas]], footballer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 16:16, October 28, 2009
Events
- 1877: The Hellenic Red Cross was established following the initiative of Queen Olga.
- 1942: King George II arrives in the USA to seek aid for the Greek war effort.
- 1944: German occupation troops execute 218 Greeks in Distomo, Boeotia prefecture.
- 1949: 1,000 Greek communists, who have signed a declaration of repentance, are freed from the various concentration camps in Greece.
- 1956: The Lycabettus funicular came into operation
- 1996: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is named an honourary member of the Athens Academy.
Sports
- 1987: Greece brush aside Italy 90-78 in their quarterfinal game of Eurobasket 1987.
- 2008: European soccer champions Greece began the defence of the title won as outsiders during the last tournament with a disappointing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden.
Deaths
- 2009: Stelios Skevofilakas, footballer