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*[[1848]]: [[Petrobey Mavromichalis]], [[Mani]]ote leader during the [[Greek Revolution]]. | *[[1848]]: [[Petrobey Mavromichalis]], [[Mani]]ote leader during the [[Greek Revolution]]. | ||
*[[1943]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author. | *[[1943]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author. | ||
+ | *[[2007]]: [[Pefkios Georgiadis]], [[Ministry of Education and Culture (Cyprus)|Minister of Education and Culture]] of [[Cyprus]]. | ||
==Namesday== | ==Namesday== |
Revision as of 16:45, February 19, 2007
Contents
Events
- 1822: Ali Pasha is beheaded by the Turks on a small island of Lake Pamvotis. The severed head is sent to Sultan Mahmud II in Istanbul.
- 1827: Georgios Karaiskakis defeats the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
Births
- 1965: Nikos Nioplias, football player and coach.
Deaths
- 395: Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor.
- 1822: Ali Pasha
- 1848: Petrobey Mavromichalis, Maniote leader during the Greek Revolution.
- 1943: Antonis Travlantonis, author.
- 2007: Pefkios Georgiadis, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus.