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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
*[[November 20]]: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess. | *[[November 20]]: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess. | ||
| + | ===December=== | ||
| + | *[[December 24]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 09:33, December 23, 2005
Events
April
- April 1: King George II of Greece dies suddenly of a heart attack. He is succeeded by his brother King Paul.
November
- November 20: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
December
- December 24: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the Greek Civil War, by the Communist Party of Greece with Markos Vafiadis as Prime Minister.
Births
October
- October 25 : Thanasis Gaifilias, musician