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*[[1927]]: Failed assassination attempt against [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]], President of the Hellenic Republic | *[[1927]]: Failed assassination attempt against [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]], President of the Hellenic Republic | ||
*[[1930]]: The Greco-Turkish Friendship Convention (also known as the Treaty of Ankara) is signed. | *[[1930]]: The Greco-Turkish Friendship Convention (also known as the Treaty of Ankara) is signed. | ||
+ | *[[1940]]: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during [[World War II]]. | ||
*[[1944]]: [[Thessaloniki]] is liberated from the German [[World War II]] occupying forces | *[[1944]]: [[Thessaloniki]] is liberated from the German [[World War II]] occupying forces | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== |
Revision as of 11:18, October 30, 2008
Contents
Events
- 1821: The Turkish army puts an end to the Greeks' revolt in Chalkidiki.
- 1908: The first electric trams appear making their runs at Acharnon Street in Athens.
- 1912: The Battle of Pente Pigadia ends in victory for the Greek Army.
- 1927: Failed assassination attempt against Pavlos Kountouriotis, President of the Hellenic Republic
- 1930: The Greco-Turkish Friendship Convention (also known as the Treaty of Ankara) is signed.
- 1940: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during World War II.
- 1944: Thessaloniki is liberated from the German World War II occupying forces
Sports
- 1996: Panagiotis Giannakis debuts on the bench of the National Basketball Team of Greece, in a game against Israel.
Births
- 1896: Kostas Karyotakis, poet
Deaths
- 1966: Giorgos Theotokas, writer
- 1981: Stylianos Mavromichalis, jurist, Prime Minister
- 1988: Tasos Livaditis, poet
- 2002: Aliki Diplarakou, winner of Miss Europe beauty pageant