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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
− | *[[1924]]: [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] and [[Stylianos Gonatas]] are promoted to the rank of Lt. General for their role in bringing down the [[Laiko Komma]] government after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] | + | *[[1915]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' [[Liberal Party]] wins 185 parliamentary seats (out of 316) in the national elections. |
+ | *[[1924]]: [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] and [[Stylianos Gonatas]] are promoted to the rank of Lt. General for their role in bringing down the [[Laiko Komma]] government after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]]. | ||
+ | *[[1945]]: Gen [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] is found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. His sentence will later be commuted to life imprisonment. | ||
+ | *[[1951]]: Right-wing officers belonging to [[IDEA]] stage an attempted coup which ends after the intervention of Gen [[Alexandros Papagos]]. | ||
+ | *[[1957]]: Former [[ELAS]] commander [[Stefanos Sarafis]] is killed by a car driven by a US NCO. [[EDA]] calls it premeditated murder. | ||
+ | *[[1987]]: The first private radio station [[Athena 9,84 FM]] began broadcasting. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Sports=== | ||
+ | *[[1981]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] coach [[Gyula Lorant]] suffers a heart attack and dies during a football match. | ||
+ | *[[1995]]: [[Aris Vovos]] with his co-driver [[Kostas Stefanis]] win the 42nd Acropolis Rally with a Lancia Delta HF Integrale. It is the first time in the last 40 years that a Greek crew wins the [[Acropolis Rally]] after [[Johnny Pesmatzoglou]] in [[1955]] with an Opel Kapitan | ||
+ | *[[1998]]: [[U21 National Football Team|Greece U21]] rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
+ | *[[1942]]: [[Minos Kyriakou]], businessman | ||
*[[1954]]: [[Thomas Mavros]], footballer | *[[1954]]: [[Thomas Mavros]], footballer | ||
+ | *[[1961]]: [[Marios Karoyian]], Cypriot politician | ||
+ | *[[1975]]: [[Yiasemakis Yiasemi]], footballer | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Deaths== | ||
+ | *[[1954]]: [[Antonis Benakis]], art collector | ||
+ | *[[1957]]: [[Stefanos Sarafis]], commander of [[ELAS]] during the Axis occupation. | ||
+ | *[[1981]]: [[Gyula Lorant]], football coach | ||
+ | |||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] |
Revision as of 16:43, July 26, 2014
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Events
- 1915: Eleftherios Venizelos' Liberal Party wins 185 parliamentary seats (out of 316) in the national elections.
- 1924: Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas are promoted to the rank of Lt. General for their role in bringing down the Laiko Komma government after the Asia Minor Disaster.
- 1945: Gen Georgios Tsolakoglou is found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. His sentence will later be commuted to life imprisonment.
- 1951: Right-wing officers belonging to IDEA stage an attempted coup which ends after the intervention of Gen Alexandros Papagos.
- 1957: Former ELAS commander Stefanos Sarafis is killed by a car driven by a US NCO. EDA calls it premeditated murder.
- 1987: The first private radio station Athena 9,84 FM began broadcasting.
Sports
- 1981: PAOK coach Gyula Lorant suffers a heart attack and dies during a football match.
- 1995: Aris Vovos with his co-driver Kostas Stefanis win the 42nd Acropolis Rally with a Lancia Delta HF Integrale. It is the first time in the last 40 years that a Greek crew wins the Acropolis Rally after Johnny Pesmatzoglou in 1955 with an Opel Kapitan
- 1998: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
Births
- 1942: Minos Kyriakou, businessman
- 1954: Thomas Mavros, footballer
- 1961: Marios Karoyian, Cypriot politician
- 1975: Yiasemakis Yiasemi, footballer
Deaths
- 1954: Antonis Benakis, art collector
- 1957: Stefanos Sarafis, commander of ELAS during the Axis occupation.
- 1981: Gyula Lorant, football coach