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== Events == | == Events == | ||
*[[532]]: The [[Nika riots]] break out in [[Constantinople]]. | *[[532]]: The [[Nika riots]] break out in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
| + | *[[1801]]: The flag of the "Independent State of the [[Ionian Islands]]" is raised in [[Corfu]]. | ||
*[[1913]]: The [[Battle of Bizani]] in the [[First Balkan War]] ends in Greek victory. Greek casualties number 812 dead and 1,500 wounded. | *[[1913]]: The [[Battle of Bizani]] in the [[First Balkan War]] ends in Greek victory. Greek casualties number 812 dead and 1,500 wounded. | ||
*[[1955]]: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transports weapons and ammunition from mainland [[Greece]] to [[Paphos]], [[Cyprus]] in preparation for the [[EOKA]] struggle. | *[[1955]]: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transports weapons and ammunition from mainland [[Greece]] to [[Paphos]], [[Cyprus]] in preparation for the [[EOKA]] struggle. | ||
Revision as of 09:49, January 13, 2006
Events
- 532: The Nika riots break out in Constantinople.
- 1801: The flag of the "Independent State of the Ionian Islands" is raised in Corfu.
- 1913: The Battle of Bizani in the First Balkan War ends in Greek victory. Greek casualties number 812 dead and 1,500 wounded.
- 1955: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transports weapons and ammunition from mainland Greece to Paphos, Cyprus in preparation for the EOKA struggle.
- 1963: A mudslide kills 13 persons in Mikro Chorio, Evritania prefecture.
- 1974: Metropolitan Serafim of Ioannina is elected Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
Births
- 1859: Kostis Palamas, poet
Deaths
- 1932: Queen Sophie of Greece