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Events
==Events==
*[[1844]]: [[King Otto]] takes an oath of allegiance to the [[History of the Constitution of Greece#The Period of Constitutional Monarchy|new constitution of Greece]] which is published in the Government's Annals.*[[1863]]: The Second National Assembly of Greece offers the throne to [[King George I|Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolph George]] of Denmark.*[[1913]]: [[King George I]] is assassinated in [[Thessaloniki]]by [[Alexandros Schinas]].[[King Constantine I|Crown Prince Constantine]] ascends to the throne.*[[1926]]: A powerful earthquake (6.9 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Kastellorizo]] and the surrounding area.*[[2001]]: The 27th census takes place throughout Greece.
===Sports===
*[[2006]]: [[Panathinaikos BC]] win their 9th [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] by defeating [[Marousi BC]] 68-57.
==Births==
*[[1939]]: [[Yiannis Markopoulos]], composer
*[[1968]]: [[Temuri Ketsbaia]], football player and coach
==Deaths==
*[[1868]]: [[Benizelos Rouphos]], politician, Prime Minister*[[1913]]: [[King George I]], King of the Hellenes
*[[1936]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], politician
*[[1996]]: [[Odysseus Elytis]], [http://nobelprize.org/ Nobel prize] winning poet, born in [[Heraklion]], [[Crete]]
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