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*[[768]]: Patriarch [[Constantine II of Constantinople]] | *[[768]]: Patriarch [[Constantine II of Constantinople]] | ||
*[[1999]]: [[Dimitrios Tsafendas]], assassin | *[[1999]]: [[Dimitrios Tsafendas]], assassin | ||
| + | *[[2013]]: [[Giorgos Amerikanos]], [[basketball]] player | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 06:39, October 7, 2013
Events
- 768: Patriarch Constantine II is beheaded on orders from Byzantine emperor Constantine V "Copronymus".
- 1924: Andreas Michalakopoulos forms a government.
- 1944: 300 Greek Jews lead 150 others in a revolt at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Nearly all are killed in the ensuing fight against the German guards.
- 1944: The first British troops land in the Peloponnese.
- 1959: Archbishop Makarios III and Georgios Grivas meet in Rhodes and sign a cooperation agreement.
- 1973: An unsuccessful attempt is made on the life of Cyprus President Makarios III: a bomb explodes prematurely on the road he was scheduled to travel.
- 1997: ENIC acquires ownership of AEK FC.
- 2000: Tasos Papadopoulos succeeds Spyros Kyprianou as leader of the Democratic Party of Cyprus.
- 2004: A bomb explodes at the Patriarchate of Constantinople damaging the church of St George
Sports
- 2006: Cyprus triumph over the Republic of Ireland 5-2 as Michalis Konstantinou and Kostas Charalambidis score two goals each.
Births
- 1944: Nikos Dadinopoulos, actor
- 1959: Nikos Dendias, politician
Deaths
- 768: Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople
- 1999: Dimitrios Tsafendas, assassin
- 2013: Giorgos Amerikanos, basketball player