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==Events==
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*[[740]]: A strong earthquake strikes [[Constantinople]] causing many deaths and much damage.
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*[[1912]]: The Greek army liberates [[Thessaloniki]]
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*[[1929]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] inaugurates the [[Marathon]] dam, which later helps form [[Lake Marathon]].
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*[[1944]]: British Foreign Minister, Anthony Eden, arrives in [[Athens]] for talks with Greek PM [[Georgios Papandreou]].
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*[[1971]]: [[Mitsos Partsalidis]], Babis Drakopoulos and 30 other members of the [[KKE-Interior]] are arrested.
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*[[1983]]: The first Greek woman gives birth through in-vitro fertilisation.
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*[[1993]]: [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] resigns the leadership of the [[New Democracy]] Party.
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*[[2010]]: The European Court on Human Rights awards 19 Cypriots the sum of €15,001,498 as compensation for denial, by Turkey, of use and enjoyment of their property in the occupied north.
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===Sports===
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*[[1972]]: [[Totis Fylakouris]] is handed a 4-game ban because, prior to [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]' game against CSKA Sofia, he left a rooster in midfield as an insult to [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] who had lost the previous day 4-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
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*[[1986]]: 29-year old teacher, Charalambos Blionas, is killed in [[Larisa]] when he is hit with a flare during the football game between [[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa]] and [[PAOK FC|PAOK]].
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==Births==
 
==Births==
*[[1954]] - [[Vasilis Chatzipanagis]], footballer
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*[[1795]]: [[Nikolaos Mantzaros]], composer
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*[[1897]]: [[Maximus V of Constantinople|Maximus V]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]
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*[[1954]]: [[Vasilis Chatzipanagis]], footballer
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*[[1955]]: [[Antros Kyprianou]], [[Cypriot]] politician
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*[[1993]]: [[Dimitris Pelkas]], footballer
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==Deaths==
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*[[1822]]: [[Mahmud Dramali]], Ottoman commander during the Greek [[War of Independence]].
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*[[1946]]: [[Ioannis Rallis]], politician
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*[[1957]]: [[Nikos Kazantzakis]], writer, philosopher
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*[[1991]]: [[Takis Morakis]], composer
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==Namesday==
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*[[Saint Demetrius]], patron saint of [[Thessaloniki]].
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Latest revision as of 20:18, June 29, 2018

Events

Sports

  • 1972: Totis Fylakouris is handed a 4-game ban because, prior to Panathinaikos' game against CSKA Sofia, he left a rooster in midfield as an insult to Olympiakos who had lost the previous day 4-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 1986: 29-year old teacher, Charalambos Blionas, is killed in Larisa when he is hit with a flare during the football game between AE Larisa and PAOK.

Births

Deaths

Namesday