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*[[1888]]: [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]], poet | *[[1888]]: [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]], poet | ||
*[[1939]]: [[Yiannis Kalamitsis]], theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer | *[[1939]]: [[Yiannis Kalamitsis]], theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer | ||
+ | *[[1943]]: [[Aristotelis Pavlidis]], politician | ||
*[[1973]]: [[Grigoris Georgatos]], footballer | *[[1973]]: [[Grigoris Georgatos]], footballer | ||
Revision as of 10:21, June 12, 2007
Today is Halloween in the English-speaking world. Trick or Treat!
Events
- 1931: PM Eleftherios Venizelos recalls Consul General Alexis Kyrou from Cyprus. The Greek consul had shown open support to the Cypriots protesting against British rule.
- 1932: Eleftherios Venizelos' governing political party loses elections.
- 1940: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania.
- 1948: The last entry in Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof's log reads: «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
- 1972: Dowry offered for officer weddings is no longer endorsed
Births
- 1888: Napoleon Lapathiotis, poet
- 1939: Yiannis Kalamitsis, theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer
- 1943: Aristotelis Pavlidis, politician
- 1973: Grigoris Georgatos, footballer
Deaths
- 1448: John VIII Palaeologus, next-to-last Byzantine emperor.
- 1860: Thomas Cochrane, admiral during the Greek Revolution.
- 1985: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet
- 2002: Michail Stasinopoulos, politician, President of Greece
- 2005: Thanasis Giannousis, politician, Thessaloniki mayor
- 2005: Dionysis Livanos, politician, Minister of Tourism and EU Parliamentarian