Difference between revisions of "January 18"

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532: The Nika riots are put down by General Belisarius. 30,000 rioters are slain in Constantinople.
1854: Greek guerrilas attack Turkish positions near Komboti, Arta, Epirus.
1913: The Naval Battle of Lemnos ends in Greek victory.
1936: Benjamin I is controversially elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
1957: EOKA guerilla fighter, Markos Drakos, is ambushed and slain by the British at Solea, Cyprus.
1982: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast of Thasos.
1996: Costas Simitis becomes leader of PASOK and Prime Minister of Greece
1997: A powerful earthquake (6.6 on the Richter scale) strikes Zakynthos.
2010: Greek-owned super-tanker, Maran Centaurus, was released by Somali pirates after a ransom was paid. Its crew of nine Greeks and 19 foreigners were unharmed.

Vasilis Tsitsanis was born this day

1899: The first football game in Patras is held as Panachaikos G.S. (ancestor of Panachaiki FC) defeat the team of British Ship «Boxier» 4-2.

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 *[[1854]]: Greek guerrilas attack Turkish positions near [[Komboti]], [[Arta prefecture|Arta]], [[Epirus]].
 *[[1913]]: The [[Naval Battle of Lemnos]] ends in Greek victory.
+*[[1936]]: [[Benjamin I of Constantinople|Benjamin I]] is controversially elected [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
 *[[1957]]: [[EOKA]] guerilla fighter, [[Markos Drakos]], is ambushed and slain by the British at [[Solea]], [[Cyprus]].
 *[[1982]]: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast of [[Thasos]].