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Today is Halloween in the English-speaking world. Trick or Treat!
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==Events==
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*[[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.
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*[[1932]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' governing political party loses elections.
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*[[1940]]: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania.
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*[[1940]]: British forces land in [[Crete]].
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*[[1948]]: The last entry in Greek [[Battleship Georgios Averof| armored cruiser Georgios Averof's]] log reads:  «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
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*[[1967]]: Rauf Denktash is arrested after having entered [[Cyprus]] illegally.
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*[[1972]]: [[Dowry]] offered for officer weddings is no longer endorsed
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===Sports===
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*[[1927]]: The [[Hellenic Football Federation]] suspends the clubs of [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]], [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] and [[AEK FC|AEK]].
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*[[1960]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] centre back, [[Mimis Stefanakos]], weds actress [[Martha Karayianni]].
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*[[2009]]: [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] defeat [[Aris BC|Aris]] 83-48. The 35-point difference is the greatest ever recorded in encounters between the two [[Thessaloniki]] clubs.
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==Births==
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*[[1888]]: [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]], poet
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*[[1939]]: [[Yiannis Kalamitsis]], theatrical playwriter, reporter and radio producer
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*[[1943]]: [[Aristotelis Pavlidis]], politician
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*[[1973]]: [[Grigoris Georgatos]], footballer
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
*[[1985]] - [[Nikos Engonopoulos]], painter and poet
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*[[1448]]: [[John VIII Palaeologus]], next-to-last [[Byzantine emperor]].
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*[[1860]]: [[Thomas Cochrane]], admiral during the [[Greek Revolution]].
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*[[1985]]: [[Nikos Engonopoulos]], painter and poet
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*[[1985]]: [[Anton Christoforidis]], boxer
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*[[2002]]: [[Michail Stasinopoulos]], politician, [[President of Greece]]
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*[[2005]]: [[Thanasis Giannousis]], politician, [[Thessaloniki]] mayor
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*[[2005]]: [[Dionysis Livanos]], politician, Minister of Tourism and EU Parliamentarian
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*[[2019]]: [[Yiannis Spanos]], composer
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Latest revision as of 09:13, November 1, 2019

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.
  • 1940: British forces land in Crete.
  • 1948: The last entry in Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof's log reads: «Συνήθης εν όρμω υπηρεσία. Κινήσεις συμφώνως τω πίνακι. Εκτακτον ουδέν»
  • 1967: Rauf Denktash is arrested after having entered Cyprus illegally.
  • 1972: Dowry offered for officer weddings is no longer endorsed

Sports

Births

Deaths