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==Events==
 
==Events==
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*[[636]]: The [[Battle of Yarmuk]] takes place, ending in Byzantine defeat to the Arabs.
 
*[[1921]]: The [[Battle of the Sakarya]] commences during the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]].
 
*[[1921]]: The [[Battle of the Sakarya]] commences during the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]].
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*[[1926]]: A military coup by Gen. [[Georgios Kondilis]] brings down the [[Theodoros Pangalos|Pangalos]] dictatorship.
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*[[1975]]: The trial of [[George Papadopoulos]], [[Stylianos Pattakos]], [[Nikolaos Makarezos]] and other [[Junta]] members ends with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They are sentenced to death.
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===Sports===
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*[[1999]]: [[Anastasia Kelesidou]] wins the silver medal in discus (66.05m) at the Sevilla World Championships.
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*[[2004]]: 22-year-old [[Athanasia Tsoumeleka]] wins the gold medal (1:29.12) in the 20,000m [[racewalking|walking]] race at the Athens Olympic Games.
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*[[2008]]: [[Alexandros Nikolaidis]] wins an Olympic silver medal in Tae kwon do.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
 
*[[1864]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], politician
 
*[[1864]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], politician
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*[[1940]]: [[Lolos Hasekidis]], footballer
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*[[1942]]: [[Mimis Papaioannou]], footballer
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*[[1952]]: [[Giorgos Paraschos]], football player and coach
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*[[1957]]: [[Tasos Mitropoulos]], footballer, politician
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==Deaths==
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*[[1844]]: [[Hadjiyiannis Mexis]], leader of [[Spetses]] in the Greek [[War of Independence]]
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*[[2016]]: [[Andreas Barkoulis]], actor
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*[[2020]]: [[Yiannis Poulopoulos]], singer
  
 
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Revision as of 10:30, August 24, 2020

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