What happened like today in Greece and the world.
1303: The Sapienza University of Rome was founded by Pope Boniface VIII.
1799: The French emperor, Napoleon II, signs a decree, according to which Jerusalem is the capital of the Jews.
1534: Jacques Cartier begins his journey to the present east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
1657: Freedom of religion is granted to Jews in New Amsterdam (later New York).
1804: The siege of the Monastery of Seltso ends with a bitter defeat for the Greeks.
1841: Edgar Allan Poe’s book, The Morgue Street Murders, is considered to be the first detective novel in the history of literature.
1862: The first pasteurization test of fresh milk by French scientists Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard is completed.
1884: Pope Leo XIII issues the circular Humanum Genus.
1902: Pierre Curie and Marie Curie discover radio.
1913: The famous American dancer, Isidora Duncan, is informed of the tragic death of her children in a car accident and immediately announces that she is suspending all her performances indefinitely.
1914: The National Guard of the state of Colorado opened fire on striking miners in the city of Landlow, resulting in the death of 17 people, including the Greek trade unionist, Louis Tikas. It was one of the bloodiest attacks by employers and the state on the US trade union movement.
1920: Start of the 7th Antwerp Olympic Games (the 6th never took place due to war). First appearance of the flag with the five Olympic cycles and first recitation of the Olympic Anthem. A black spot of the event is the exclusion of the states that were defeated in the war (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria), as the spirit of the struggles does not want discrimination due to political differences.
1923: The Metropolitan of Iconium, Prokopios Lazaridis, dies in Zinjindere of Caesarea, becoming the fifth high priest witness in Asia Minor during the Greek Genocide, after Chrysostomos of Smyrna, Gregory of Kydonia, Ambrosius of Moschonis.
1925: The Faliriko Delta racecourse is inaugurated and betting on horse racing begins.
1926: The Panthessaloniki Athletic Club of Constantinople (PAOK) is founded by Constantinople refugees in Thessaloniki.
1941: The capitulation protocol of the Greek Army is signed in Votonosi Metsovo between Lieutenant General Georgios Tsolakoglou, commander of the TSDM (Army Department of Western Macedonia) and Brigadier General Zep Dietrich of the German invading forces.
1941: The Bulgarian army enters Greece during World War II.
1946: The 36-year-old Cypriot runner, Stelios Kyriakidis, wins the 50th Boston Marathon with a record time of 2: 29.27, which will remain until the end of the 1960s.
1946: The League of Nations is formally abolished, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
1963: Serious incidents against Queen Frederick take place during her visit to London starring Betty Abatielou and Cypriot students. The queen is forced to take refuge in the house of the American actress, Martin Stevens.
1977: AEK remains a dream for its participation in the UEFA Cup final, as Juventus prevails in New Philadelphia (0-1 scorer in 85 ′ Betega) and she gets the “ticket”.
1979: In Egypt, Anwar Sadat, in a referendum to decide whether or not to accept the peace agreement with Israel, achieves a sweeping victory.
1989: Andreas Papandreou, during a rally in Peristeri, exclaims the famous “Tsovola, give it your all”.
1999: Thirteen students are killed in Columbine High School in the USA, when two of their classmates open fire with automatic weapons and grenades.
2000: Panathinaikos defeats Maccabi 73-67 in the Euroleague final in Thessaloniki, and is crowned European champion for the second time.
2008: The president of PASOK, George Papandreou, is being treated at the KAT with fractures, after an accident with his bicycle.
2010: A huge explosion on the Deep Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico causes a huge leak that lasts for five months, causing one of the biggest ecological disasters in the world.
2013: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes China’s Sichuan province, killing at least 150 people and injuring thousands more.
2015: With 44 defendants present in court, out of 69, the proceedings were heard and the trial began, before the Three-Member Criminal Court of Appeal for the Golden Dawn case. The leader of the organization and the majority of the accused deputies did not appear in court.
2020: The jersey with the signature of the protagonist of Eurobasket 1987 Nikos Galis is auctioned instead of 8,500 euros, achieving a record for sports auctions in Greece.
2021: Former police officer Derek Sowin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd. His sentence will be announced on June 16.
2021: After mass protests from UEFA, FIFA, national clubs and fans, all 6 Premier League teams involved in the project: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Manchester United Super League, while the president of Barcelona, Juan Laporta, states that the club will not participate in the proposed event.
Births
1492 – Pietro Aretino, Italian writer
1745 – Philippe Pinell, French psychiatrist
1808 – Napoleon III, Emperor of France
1839 – Charles I, King of Romania
1851 – Spyridon Lambros, Greek politician
1868 – Charles-Marie Moras, French politician
1889 – Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
1893 – Juan Mirρό, Spanish painter
1907 – Augustinos Kantiotis, Greek metropolitan
1908 – George Sarantaris, Greek writer
1912 – Nikolaos Kournavos, Greek politician
1922 – Tassos Livaditis, Greek poet
1929 – Harris Aganis, American baseball player
1936 – Paulie Elefsen, politician from the Faroe Islands
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1949 – Jessica Lang, American actress
1949 – Massimo D’Alema, Italian politician
1952 – Louka Katseli, Greek politician
1960 – Miguel Dias-Canel, Cuban politician
1965 – Kostis Hatzidakis, Greek politician
1967 – Mike Portnoy, American musician
1969 – Felix Baumgartner, Austrian paratrooper
1971 – Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek football player
1972 – Zeljko Joksimovic, Serbian songwriter
1977 – Yves Larrock, Swiss music producer
Deaths
1314 – Pope Clement V
1504 – Philippine Lippi, Italian painter
1841 – Thomas Gordon, Scottish soldier
1912 – Bram Stoker, Irish writer
1918 – Carl Ferdinand Brown, German physicist
1920 – Britton Riviere, English painter
1923 – Prokopios, metropolitan of Konya
1932 – Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician
1941 – Marmantuk Patel, British pilot
1947 – Christian I, King of Denmark
1959 – Manolis Triantaphyllides, Greek linguist
1961 – Agis Theros, Greek folklorist and poet
1974 – Richard Hilzenbeck, German writer
1987 – Christos Bravos, Greek poet
1991 – Ioannis Panagiotidis, Greek politician
1992 – Alfred Hawthorne “Benny” Hill, English comedian
1999 – Nikos Rizos, Greek actor
2001 – Prime Minister of Samoa Wai Colone
2003 – Bernard Katz, German biophysicist
2007 – Andrew Hill, American composer and pianist
2009 – Beata Asimakopoulou, Greek actress
2011 – Tim Hetterington, English photojournalist
2014 – Nikos Michiotis, Greek writer
2016 – Giannis Voglis, Greek actor
2018 – Avicii (according to Tim Bergling), Swedish DJ and musician
Source: News Beast
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