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*[[2008]]: [[Stella Papadopoulou]] breaks the Greek women's record for the [[hammer throw]] with 72.10m. | *[[2008]]: [[Stella Papadopoulou]] breaks the Greek women's record for the [[hammer throw]] with 72.10m. | ||
| + | *[[2013]]: [[Kostas Douvalidis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[110m hurdles]] with a time of 13.34. | ||
| + | *[[2021]]: Thanasis and [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] join their brother Kostas as NBA Champions as the Milwaukee Bucks defeat Phoenix Suns in the Finals. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1792]]: [[Lambros Tzavelas]], [[Souli]]ote leader | ||
*[[1908]]: [[Dimitrios Vikelas]], author, first President of the International Olympic Committee. | *[[1908]]: [[Dimitrios Vikelas]], author, first President of the International Olympic Committee. | ||
*[[1928]]: [[Kostas Karyotakis]], poet - a suicide | *[[1928]]: [[Kostas Karyotakis]], poet - a suicide | ||
Latest revision as of 10:08, July 24, 2021
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Events
- 1792: Ali Pasha attacks Souli but is repelled. Souliote leader, Lambros Tzavelas, is killed in the battle.
- 1872: Epameinondas Deligeorgis forms a government.
- 1903: Bulgarian nationalists revolt in Macedonia. This revolt would go down in history as the "Elias Day" ("Ilin Den") revolt as it took place on the feast day of the Prophet Elias.
- 1930: PM Eleftherios Venizelos inaugurates the underground station of Omonia Square.
- 1938: A strong earthquake (6.0 on the Richter scale) strikes Oropos in northern Attica, killing 18 persons.
- 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus.
- 1995: Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, threatens to declare union of the militarily-occupied northern part of Cyprus with Turkey, should the Republic of Cyprus join the European Union.
Sports
- 2008: Stella Papadopoulou breaks the Greek women's record for the hammer throw with 72.10m.
- 2013: Kostas Douvalidis breaks the Greek record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.34.
- 2021: Thanasis and Giannis Antetokounmpo join their brother Kostas as NBA Champions as the Milwaukee Bucks defeat Phoenix Suns in the Finals.
Births
- 1785: Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence
- 1890: King George II
- 1914: Charilaos Florakis, politician
- 1931: Stylianos Lenas, EOKA fighter
- 1934: Aliki Vougiouklaki, actress
Deaths
- 1792: Lambros Tzavelas, Souliote leader
- 1908: Dimitrios Vikelas, author, first President of the International Olympic Committee.
- 1928: Kostas Karyotakis, poet - a suicide
- 1970: Panagiotis Pipinelis, politician, Prime Minister
- 1989: Yiannis Tsarouchis, painter
- 2002: Michalis Kritikopoulos, footballer
Namesday
- Prophet Elijah - Nameday for Elias/Ilias, Iliana.
