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*[[1940]]: The [[Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas government]] considers a "''statement of repent''" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
 
*[[1940]]: The [[Ioannis Metaxas|Metaxas government]] considers a "''statement of repent''" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
 
*[[1970]]: A Greek military airplane crashes on Mount [[Cithaeron]]. 23 dead.
 
*[[1970]]: A Greek military airplane crashes on Mount [[Cithaeron]]. 23 dead.
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*[[2006]]: The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket in an attack that anonymous callers claimed was staged by a left-wing group. Police said the attack was carried out by a domestic terror group.  There were no casualties.
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==

Revision as of 18:29, January 12, 2007

Events

  • 1827: Asimo Lidoriki-Goura, widow of Yiannis Gouras and commander of the Acropolis defence, is killed when a Turkish bomb brings down the roof of the Erechtheum.
  • 1931: Tobacco factory workers protest in Piraeus because women were hired at their factory.
  • 1940: The Metaxas government considers a "statement of repent" to be sufficient for the release of any communist held in prison.
  • 1970: A Greek military airplane crashes on Mount Cithaeron. 23 dead.
  • 2006: The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket in an attack that anonymous callers claimed was staged by a left-wing group. Police said the attack was carried out by a domestic terror group.  There were no casualties.

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