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2001 Anthony Quinn, actor, Zorba the Greek, dies at 86
2001 Iannis Xenakis, Greek Composer 1996 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76 1996 Stavros Spyros Niarchos, Greek shipowner, dies at 86 1994 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56 1994 Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (Never on Sunday), dies at 68 1994 George Gennimatas, Greek minister of National Economy, dies at 55 1994 Melina Mercouri, Greek actress (Never on a Sunday), dies at about 68 1994 Michalis Vranopoulos, head of Greek state bank, murdered at 48 1993 Greek government of Papandreou forms 1992 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 1991 Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen 1991 Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet (Hodyne), dies at 80 1990 Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet, dies at 81 1989 Pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome 1988 Turkish premier zal meets Greek premier Papandreou in Athens 1988 A Greek pedals self-powered aircraft, 74 miles 1988 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks 1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes 1981 Andreas Papandreous' PASOK wins Greek elections 1975 Aristotle S Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69 1975 Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman 1974 Greek monarchy rejected by referendum 1974 Greek military dictatorship collapses 1974 Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 1973 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos 1973 Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests 1973 Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed 1973 Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy 1973 Greek President Papadopoulos asks for "parliamentary presidential republic" 1972 Athenagoras I, Greek Clergyman 1972 Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves Communist Party 1971 Yorgos Seferis, Seferiadis, Greek diplomat/poet (I sterna), dies 1970 Greek composer Mikis Theordorakis freed 1970 Constantine Karamanlis, Greek Leader 1969 Greek DC-6B crashes in storm at Athens, 93 killed 1969 Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund 1968 Georgios Papandreou, Greek minister/premier, dies at 80 1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II 1967 Greek Colonels regime frees ex-premier Georgios Papandreou 1967 Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship 1965 Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government 1964 Greek king Constantine II marries Danish princess Anne-Marie 1964 Greek and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus 1963 Greek and Turks riot in Cyprus 1963 Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die 1963 Greek government of Pipinolis forms 1963 Greek government of Karamanlis resigns 1963 Lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered 1963 Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured 1962 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2 1962 Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer, dies at 78 1960 Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64 1958 Greek Clandestine Radio (communist), Voice of Truth 1st transmission 1957 Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer 1955 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal, dies 1955 Dimitra Papandreau, born in Greece, wife of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreau 1952 Papagos' Greek Concentratie wins Greeks parliamentary election 1952 Greek general Papagos wins elections 1952 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74 1948 Greek government disbands due to state of war, press censorship 1948 Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered 1948 Greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki 1947 Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard 1946 Greek king George II back in Athens 1945 Greek General Plastiras forms government 1944 British troops land on Greek continent 1944 Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government 1943 Greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps 1943 Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71 1943 Kostis Palamis, Greek poet/scholar (Flogera tou Basilia), dies at 84 1942 Nazi raid on Greek Jews in Paris 1941 Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt 1941 Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 1937 Taki Theodoracopoulos, Greek/British journalist/multi-millionaire 1936 Demertzis, Greek premier, dies 1935 Coup under General Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy 1934 Alan Bates, born in Allestree, England, actor, Zorba the Greek, Unmarried Woman 1932 Greek government of Venizelos falls 1928 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy 1926 Irene Papas, actress, Zorba the Greek, Attila The Hun 1926 Greek dictator General Pangulos driven out 1926 Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos 1926 Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president 1926 Theodorus Pangalos resigns as Greek dictator 1926 Greek General Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator 1925 Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer and conductor, Never on Sunday 1925 Greek premier Papanastasiou orders General Pangulos arrested 1925 General Pangulos disbands Greek parliament 1925 Greek republican constitution enforced 1924 Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms 1924 Greek plebiscite for a republic 1924 Greek parliament selects Admiral Paul Koundouriotis as premier 1924 Renos Apostolidis, Greek author and poet, Katigoro 1924 Greek parliament proclaims republic 1923 Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic 1922 Greek parliament bans prince Andreas for life 1922 Turkish troops conquer Smyrna/murder Greek citizens 1922 Michael Cacoyannis, director, Zorba the Greek, Trojan Women 1920 Greek Independence Day 1919 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, gambler/sportscaster, lay you 5 to 1 1919 Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier, 1981-89, 93- 1917 Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser 1916 Raf Vallone, Tropea Italy, actor, El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon 1915 Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government 1915 Anthony Quinn, born in Mexico, actor, Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia 1915 Greek King Constantine I fires premier Venizelos 1913 2nd Balkan War begins-Bulgaria overthrows Greek/Serbian troops 1912 Enoch Powell, England, MP, C, Greek professor 1911 Darrell A. Amyx, U.S. archaeologist, Greek Ceramics 1910 Jean Moreas, Y Papadiamantopoulos, Greek/French poet, dies at 53 1909 Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms 1904 Thanasis Petsalis, Greek author, I Mavrolyki 1898 Cecil Bowra, British classics expert, Greek experience 1898 Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus 1892 Petro Petridis, Greek composer, Isotope Suite 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" 1888 Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier 1886 Athenagoras I, Greek Clergyman 1883 Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer 1883 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal/supreme commander 1883 Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek premier, 1945, 50, 51-52 1883 Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer 1878 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator, 1926 1872 Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister 1871 Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator, 1936-41 1864 Greek parliament accept new Constitution 1859 Kostis Palamas, Greek poet/scholar, Flogera tou Basilia 1856 Jean Moreas, Yannis Papadiamantopoulos, Greek/French poet 1840 John Addington Symonds, British historian and writer, Probs in Greek Ethics 1831 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55 1828 Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35 1827 Turks capture Acropolis and takes Athens during Greek War of Independ 1805 Hiram Powers, U.S. sculptor, Greek Slave 1792 Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter 1776 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, 1827-31 1716 Jean-Jacques Barthelemy, French historical writer, Greek Antiquity 1669 Leo Allatios, Greek/Italian theologist/literary, dies at about 82 1514 Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin finished 885 Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies 869 Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies 715 Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies 707 John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies 705 Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI 662 Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies 649 Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies 418 Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies |
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