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*[[1947]]: [[Yiannis Zevgos]], a communist former Minister of Agriculture, is slain by right-wing extremists in [[Thessaloniki]]. | *[[1947]]: [[Yiannis Zevgos]], a communist former Minister of Agriculture, is slain by right-wing extremists in [[Thessaloniki]]. | ||
*[[1952]]: PM [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] falls ill and is replaced by [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] | *[[1952]]: PM [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] falls ill and is replaced by [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] | ||
| + | ===Sports=== | ||
| + | *[[2011]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] clinch the league title by thrashing [[AEK FC|AEK]] 6-0. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 09:43, March 21, 2011
Events
- 1914: The local Greeks of Korytsa liberate their town from the Albanian occupiers.
- 1926: The Athens Academy is founded.
- 1941: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces ends in failure.
- 1943: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in Kastoria, western Macedonia. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou.
- 1947: Yiannis Zevgos, a communist former Minister of Agriculture, is slain by right-wing extremists in Thessaloniki.
- 1952: PM Nikolaos Plastiras falls ill and is replaced by Sophoklis Venizelos
Sports
- 2011: Olympiakos clinch the league title by thrashing AEK 6-0.
Births
- 1940: Stathis Chaitas, footballer
- 1982: Aphrodite Skafida, athlete (pole vault)