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== Events == | == Events == | ||
+ | *[[1913]]: The [[Second Balkan War]] breaks out as Bulgaria attacks Serbia and [[Greece]] - her allies in the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
*[[1945]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]] blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former [[EAM]] leader had been denounced by the [[Greek Communist Party]] and was wanted by both royalists and communists. | *[[1945]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]] blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former [[EAM]] leader had been denounced by the [[Greek Communist Party]] and was wanted by both royalists and communists. | ||
*[[1955]]: [[Stylianos Lenas]] and [[Markos Drakos]] unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]. | *[[1955]]: [[Stylianos Lenas]] and [[Markos Drakos]] unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]. |
Revision as of 20:02, June 5, 2006
Events
- 1913: The Second Balkan War breaks out as Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece - her allies in the First Balkan War.
- 1945: Aris Velouchiotis blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former EAM leader had been denounced by the Greek Communist Party and was wanted by both royalists and communists.
- 1955: Stylianos Lenas and Markos Drakos unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Cyprus governor Robert Armitage.
Births
- 1952: PASOK leader Giorgos Papandreou
- 1973: Nikos Machlas, football player, Europe's top scorer in 1997-98 season.