Today is February 7 important and historical events happened for our country, but also for him People.
Let’s see what happened in the calendar of Time like today…
1497
Followers of Girolamo Savonarola burn works of art and books in Florence, because they lead to sin. It will go down in history as the “Fire of Vanity” (“Falò delle vanità”).
1828
The merchant and national benefactor Ioannis Dombollis or Dombolis is appointed by the governor Ioannis Kapodistrias, Treasurer of Greece. He will remain in this position until November 18, 1829, without salary, according to his desire.
1956
During a militant demonstration by the students of the Famagusta High School, the eighteen-year-old student of the 6th Form, Petrakis Giallouros, the flag bearer of the demonstration and the leader of the student groups of the High School, is killed by English fire. He is the first student dead of the match.
1990
It collapses Soviet Union. THE Central Committee of the Communist Party agrees to surrender the monopoly of power he has held for 73 years.
1992
Its 12 members EEC they sign the Maastricht Treaty, which paves the way for the adoption of the common currency, the euro. With the treaty, the EEC is renamed the European Union. From the Greek side, the Maastricht Treaty is signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonis Samaras.
2008
O Hieronymus, metropolitan of Thebes and Levadea (Ioannis Liapis) is elected the new Archbishop of Athens and all Greece. He was elected in the second ballot with 45 votes, against 27 of Metropolitan Spartas Efstathiou.
Source: sansimera.gr
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