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*[[1988]]: Sir [[Alec Issigonis]], the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the [[1950s|50s]] | *[[1988]]: Sir [[Alec Issigonis]], the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the [[1950s|50s]] | ||
*[[1991]]: [[Patriarch Demetrius I]] | *[[1991]]: [[Patriarch Demetrius I]] | ||
| + | *[[2021]]: [[Ioannis Palaiokrassas]], politician | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:34, October 3, 2021
Events
- 811: Michael I Rhangabes deposes Stauracius and becomes Byzantine emperor.
- 1912: MPs from Crete take their seats for the first time in the Hellenic Parliament.
Sports
- 1973: Nouli Giannitsopoulou wins the bronze medal in vault at the Balkan Games in Romania. It is the first Greek medal in gymnastics.
- 1994: Filmnet's first broadcast of an athletic event (Iraklis vs PAOK at Kaftantzoglio Stadium)
- 2002: AEK Athens striker Demis Nikolaidis scores against Real Madrid (3-3) in a Champions League match to become Greek top scorer in european competitions (25 goals) surpassing Dimitris Saravakos (24 goals).
- 2004: Costas Douvalidis makes the first world record for Greece, in the cadet category, with 13.22 in 110m hurdles at Petralia in Skopelos.
- 2013: In a Champions' League group stage qualifier, Olympiakos defeat Anderlecht, in Belgium, 3-0 on a Kostas Mitroglou hat trick.
Deaths
- 1985: George Savalas, Greek-American actor.
- 1988: Sir Alec Issigonis, the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the 50s
- 1991: Patriarch Demetrius I
- 2021: Ioannis Palaiokrassas, politician
