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*[[1924]]: [[Kaity Grey]], Greek singer | *[[1924]]: [[Kaity Grey]], Greek singer | ||
| + | *[[1941]]: [[Nikos Gioutsos]], [[football]] player | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[1996]]: [[Stavros Niarchos]], shipowner. | *[[1996]]: [[Stavros Niarchos]], shipowner. | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, November 8, 2023
Events
- 1071: The Byzantine Empire loses its last holding in Italy after the Normans take Bari.
- 1821: Hydra joins the Greek War of Independence.
- 1914: The Greek Army completes its withdrawal from Northern Epirus to the new Greek-Albanian frontier.
- 1921: Prime Minister, Dimitrios Gounaris, arrives in Smyrna to assess first-hand the military situation in Asia Minor.
- 1992: After the death of Athens Mayor, Antonis Tritsis, Deputy Mayor Leonidas Kouris is elected to replace him.
- 2000: Spyros Kyprianou announces he is stepping down as leader of the Democratic Party of Cyprus.
- 2003: The final documents are signed in Athens for the acceptance of ten new EU members including Cyprus.
- 2006: A passenger train crashes into a truck, at a crossing near Drama, killing four people and injuring 40.
Sports
- 1986: OFI player, Alejandro Hisis, fails his doping test for the second time in his career. He avoids punishment after the intervention of Manfred Donike, head of the Cologne toxicology department.
- 2002: Panathinaikos inaugurate the first football museum in Greece.
Births
- 1924: Kaity Grey, Greek singer
- 1941: Nikos Gioutsos, football player
Deaths
- 1996: Stavros Niarchos, shipowner.