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*[[1887]]: Patriarch [[Joachim IV of Constantinople]] | *[[1887]]: Patriarch [[Joachim IV of Constantinople]] | ||
*[[1932]]: [[Lysimachos Kautantzoglou]], architect | *[[1932]]: [[Lysimachos Kautantzoglou]], architect | ||
| + | *[[2011]]: [[Yiannis Karabesinis]], [[laika]] composer and songwriter. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 09:22, February 16, 2011
Events
- 1920: Pavlos Kountouriotis is promoted to the rank of Admiral.
- 1996: The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November launch a mortar attack on the US Embassy in Athens.
- 1998: Glafkos Clerides is re-elected President of Cyprus.
- 1999: Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan, leaves the Greek Embassy in Kenya and is arrested by Kenyan officials who hand him over to the Turks. The event sparks reactions in Greece that lead to the resignation of three government ministers.
- 2010: A state of emergency is declared for Evros prefecture due to severe flooding.
Births
- 1835: Dimitrios Vikelas, author, first President of the International Olympic Committee.
- 1919: Andreas Papandreou, politician
Deaths
- 1843: Theodoros Kolokotronis, general in the Greek War of Independence
- 1887: Patriarch Joachim IV of Constantinople
- 1932: Lysimachos Kautantzoglou, architect
- 2011: Yiannis Karabesinis, laika composer and songwriter.