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*[[1987]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece | *[[1987]]: [[Konstantinos Tsatsos]], President of Greece | ||
| + | *[[2016]]: [[Stylianos Pattakos]], member of [[Junta]] that ruled [[Greece]] from [[1967]] until [[1974]]. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 06:35, October 9, 2016
Events
- 451: The Fourth Ecumenical Council begins.
- 1912: Greek forces land in Lemnos during the First Balkan War.
- 1929: Photius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1960: General Georgios Grivas announces the formation of a new political party: the "National Recovery Movement".
- 1973: Spiros Markezinis is appointed Prime Minister of Greece by George Papadopoulos.
Sports
- 2010: Giorgos Karagounis earns his 100th cap as Greece defeat Latvia 1-0 in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
- 2010: Yiannis Okkas becomes the first Cypriot to earn 100 caps as Cyprus lose 2-1 to Norway in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
- 2015: The National Football Team lose 1-3 in Belfast against N. Ireland and set a negative record of 12 straight matches without a victory.
Births
- 1952: Takis Koroneos, basketball player
- 1955: Gikas Chardouvelis, economist, cabinet minister
- 1983: Anna Pollatou, gymnast, bronze medalist in 2000 Olympiad.
Deaths
- 1987: Konstantinos Tsatsos, President of Greece
- 2016: Stylianos Pattakos, member of Junta that ruled Greece from 1967 until 1974.