December 17

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Events

  • 1913: The Florence Protocol is signed which drew the border between Greece and Albania. Northern Epirus is awarded to the newly-created Albanian state. The Great Powers (England, France, Italym, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary) set language as the only criteria for their decision.
  • 1989: Polish forward Krzysztof Warzycha plays his first game in a Panathinaikos jersey against AEK
  • 1997: A Russian-built Yakovlev 42, belonging to Ukraine's Aerosweet airlines, crashed on Pieria mountains after losing its orientation and contact with ground control. All 70 people on board died. The destination of the airplane was Thessaloniki, Macedonia Airport.
  • 2003: The trial of the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November is completed as sentences are pronounced against the guilty.

Births