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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
*[[435]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Theodosius II]] issues edict sending Patriarch [[Nestorius]] into exile in Egypt over his heretical beliefs.
 
*[[435]]: [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Theodosius II]] issues edict sending Patriarch [[Nestorius]] into exile in Egypt over his heretical beliefs.
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*[[1947]]: [[Maria Callas]] makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.
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*[[1949]]: The [[Battle of Grammos-Vitsi]] commences during the [[Greek Civil War]].
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*[[1953]]: Communist [[Nikos Ploumbidis]] is sentenced to death for espionage.
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*[[1977]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] dies and is succeeded to the Presidency of [[Cyprus]] by [[Spyros Kyprianou]]
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*[[1984]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] fail in their attempt to assassinate US officer Robert Judd near [[Elliniko]] Air Base.
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*[[1989]]: A Shorts 330 of the Olympic Airways (now [[Olympic Airlines]]) crashes near Samos Airport; 31 passengers die.
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*[[2015]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] ends its first session in five weeks with losses of 16.23%.
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===Sports===
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*[[1996]]: [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] beats Brazil 91-72 during the Atlanta Olympic Games Basketball Tournament. [[Panagiotis Yiannakis]], who participates for the last time with the national basketball team, scores 3 points and reaches 5291 in 351 games, being first in front of [[Panagiotis Fassoulas]] (2384 / 243) and [[Fanis Christodoulou]] (2255 / 219) in caps.
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*[[1996]]: [[Niki Bakogianni]] wins the silver medal in high jump with 2.03m at the Atlanta Olympics. Stefka Konstantinova of Bulgaria takes first place with 2.05m.
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*[[2000]]: The Mistral World Juniors Championships close at [[Korthio]], [[Andros]]. Byron Kokkalakis wins 2 gold medals. Alexis Prappas takes third place. In the veterans' category (over 40 years old) Thanos Sakkas wins the gold medal.
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*[[2002]]: Greece wins its first medal in a European Aquatics Championships. The 4x200m free style team (Thanassis Economou, Nikos Xylouris, Spyros Gianniotis and Giannis Kokkodis) takes third place.
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*[[2006]]: [[Yiannis Drymonakos]] wins silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
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*[[2006]] [[Aris Grigoriadis]] captures silver medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
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*[[2008]]: Greece defeat Lithuania 57-50 to win the men's under-18 European [[basketball]] championship.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
*[[1973]]: [[Elias Venezis]], writer
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*[[1972]]: [[Yiannis Papaioannou (rebetika)|Yiannis Papaioannou]], [[rebetika]] songwriter
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*[[1973]]: [[Elias Venezis]], writer
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*[[1975]]: [[Andreas Empirikos]], writer
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*[[1977]]: [[Archbishop]] [[Makarios III]] of [[Cyprus]]
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*[[1979]]: [[Angelos Terzakis]], author
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*[[1994]]: [[Nikos Hadjikyriakos Gikas]], painter
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*[[2009]]: [[Nikolaos Makarezos]], member of the military [[junta]] that governed Greece ([[1967]] - [[1973]])
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*[[2015]]: [[Nikos Tsachiridis]], actor
  
 
[[Category:Days]]
 
[[Category:Days]]

Revision as of 07:29, August 10, 2015

Events

Sports

  • 1996: Greece beats Brazil 91-72 during the Atlanta Olympic Games Basketball Tournament. Panagiotis Yiannakis, who participates for the last time with the national basketball team, scores 3 points and reaches 5291 in 351 games, being first in front of Panagiotis Fassoulas (2384 / 243) and Fanis Christodoulou (2255 / 219) in caps.
  • 1996: Niki Bakogianni wins the silver medal in high jump with 2.03m at the Atlanta Olympics. Stefka Konstantinova of Bulgaria takes first place with 2.05m.
  • 2000: The Mistral World Juniors Championships close at Korthio, Andros. Byron Kokkalakis wins 2 gold medals. Alexis Prappas takes third place. In the veterans' category (over 40 years old) Thanos Sakkas wins the gold medal.
  • 2002: Greece wins its first medal in a European Aquatics Championships. The 4x200m free style team (Thanassis Economou, Nikos Xylouris, Spyros Gianniotis and Giannis Kokkodis) takes third place.
  • 2006: Yiannis Drymonakos wins silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
  • 2006 Aris Grigoriadis captures silver medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest.
  • 2008: Greece defeat Lithuania 57-50 to win the men's under-18 European basketball championship.

Births

Deaths