On October 6.1910 ; Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first time (seven times in total). source
On October 6.1910 ; Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first time (seven times in total).
On October 8.1973 ; Greek military junta of 1967–74: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. source
On October 8.1973 ; Greek military junta of 1967–74: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
On October 19.1864 ; Battle of Cedar Creek: Union Army under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate Army under Jubal Early. source
On October 19.1864 ; Battle of Cedar Creek: Union Army under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate Army under Jubal Early.
On October 25.1822 ; Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. source
On October 25.1822 ; Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins.
On October 30.1863 ; Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. source
On October 30.1863 ; Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
On November 3.1935 ; George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite. source
On November 3.1935 ; George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
On November 13.1864 ; The new Constitution of Greece is adopted. source
On November 13.1864 ; The new Constitution of Greece is adopted.
On November 15.1951 ; Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. source
On November 15.1951 ; Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
On December 8.1969 ; Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history. source
On December 8.1969 ; Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history.
On December 13.1943 ; World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece. source
On December 13.1943 ; World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
On December 19.1920 ; King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite. source
On December 19.1920 ; King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.
The practice of leeching can be traced to ancient India and Greece, source
The practice of leeching can be traced to ancient India and Greece,