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*[[1803]]: The forces of [[Ali Pasha]] trap a group of [[Souli]]otes at Zaloggo. Rather than fall into the hands of the Albanian soldiers, some 60 women take part in the "dance of Zaloggo", throwing themselves over the cliff, one by one, when their dance is done. | *[[1803]]: The forces of [[Ali Pasha]] trap a group of [[Souli]]otes at Zaloggo. Rather than fall into the hands of the Albanian soldiers, some 60 women take part in the "dance of Zaloggo", throwing themselves over the cliff, one by one, when their dance is done. | ||
*[[1828]]: The first courts of modern [[Greece]] are established by [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]]. | *[[1828]]: The first courts of modern [[Greece]] are established by [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]]. | ||
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| + | *[[1968]]: [[Petros Marinakis]] footballer for [[OFI FC|OFI]], [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] and CF Sevilla. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 11:56, December 16, 2005
Events
- 1803: The forces of Ali Pasha trap a group of Souliotes at Zaloggo. Rather than fall into the hands of the Albanian soldiers, some 60 women take part in the "dance of Zaloggo", throwing themselves over the cliff, one by one, when their dance is done.
- 1828: The first courts of modern Greece are established by Ioannis Kapodistrias.
Births
- 1968: Petros Marinakis footballer for OFI, Olympiakos and CF Sevilla.
Deaths
- 1962: Dinos "Bouloukos" Andrianopoulos, forward for Olympiakos during the 1930s
- 1974: Kostas Varnalis, poet/writer