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*[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | *[[1827]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] defeats the Turkish army at [[Distomo]] possibly saving the [[Greek Revolution]] from being extinguished in [[Rumeli]]. | ||
*[[1919]]: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Kherson during the [[Ukraine Expedition]]. | *[[1919]]: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Kherson during the [[Ukraine Expedition]]. | ||
| + | *[[1983]]: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast of[[Kefalonia]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 14:25, October 17, 2008
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Events
- 395: Upon the death of Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is permanently split into West and East. Some historians consider this event the beginning of the Byzantine Empire.
- 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.
- 1919: Greek forces battle Bolsheviks at Kherson during the Ukraine Expedition.
- 1983: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes off the coast ofKefalonia.
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.
