Read the most important events that happened today.
330: Byzantium (later Constantinople) was renamed New Rome and became the capital of the Roman Empire. The city was founded in 324 by Constantine I the Great and was built on seven hills on the ancient colony of Megara, Byzantium.
912: Alexander becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Son of Emperor Basil I (of Macedon) and Eudocia, on May 11, 912 he succeeded to the throne his brother Leo VI (the Wise). He died of a stroke after reigning just one year and 27 days, on June 6, 913.
1812: British Prime Minister Spencer Percival is assassinated by John Bellingham at the entrance to the House of Commons.
1858: Minnesota becomes the 32nd US State.
1894: A large strike breaks out at the Coach Wagon Factory in Illinois.
1910: For the first time since 1835, Halley's Comet is approaching Earth, prompting astrologers and futurists to herald the end of the world. It is the most famous of the comets, appearing every 75 to 76 years in our "neighborhood". When Albert Einstein was asked if the comet would collide with Earth, he said: "I say no with certainty." And when he was asked again how confident he was, he replied disarmingly: "If he does not fall, I will confirm. But if he eventually falls, none of us will live to tell me that I was wrong. " Finally, the comet passed 25 kilometers from Earth on May 18, 1910, solemnly refuting the predictions of catastrophists. He visited us again on February 9, 1986, attracting only the interest of scientists. His next stop on Planet Earth is scheduled for July 28, 2061.
1926: By order of the dictator Theodoros Pangalos, women are forbidden to wear short skirts. The announcement was made by the Politburo of the Prime Minister, General Theodoros Pangalos, who from June of the same year had seized power in a coup to hold it until August 1926, when he was overthrown by another coup organized by General Kondylis. Specifically, the announcement of the Politburo forbade girls over 12 years old and women to wear skirts whose edge would be more than 30 cm from the ground: The announcement is accepted with ironic comments. The title and the subtitle are typical. of the newspaper "Macedonia": "Mr. Pangalos and the short skirt - Not worse!"
1947: BFGoodrich manufactures the first tubeless hose in Akron, Ohio.
1949: Siam is renamed Thailand. On the same day, with 37 votes in favor and 12 against, the UN General Assembly decides on Israel's accession to the International Organization.
1958: EPE and Konstantinos Karamanlis win the elections again, with a percentage of 41,16%. The United Democratic Left (EDA) emerges as the official opposition, with a surprise percentage of 24,42%.
1960: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 agents of the Israeli secret service Mossad kidnap the fugitive Nazi, Adolf Eichmann, who used the pseudonym Ricardo Clement.
1967: The junta arrests and imprisons Andreas Papandreou in Averof prison. Fears are expressed for his life.
1987: The first heart-lung transplant is being performed in Baltimore, Maryland by Dr. Bruce Reitz of Stanford University School of Medicine.
1987: The trial of Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie ("Lyon Butcher"), who had fled to Latin America for more than 30 years, begins.
1990: The great folk singer Stratos Dionysiou "left" from a heart attack at the age of 55, leaving a big gap in the popular pentagram. The large volume of his voice, his hoarseness, the ability to change expression and style depending on the theme of the song, was something unique. The gift that made a special impression on the creators of his songs, was his ability to record their songs quickly, in his own unique way.
1995: In Zaire, an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is raging, killing 90 people.
2000: Last performance of the musical "Cats" in London.
2010: The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown, is resigning. He is succeeded by Conservative leader David Cameron.
Births
1720 - Baron Minhausen, German nobleman
1776 - Laskarina Bouboulina, fighter of the Greek Revolution
1811 - Chang and Eng Bunker, famous Siamese duo from Siam
1888 - Irwin Berlin, American composer
1894 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer
1904 - Salvador Dali, Spanish painter
1918 - Richard Feynman, American physicist, 1965 Nobel Prize winner
1928 - Marco Ferreri, Italian director and screenwriter
1941 - Eric Bardon, British singer, member of The Animals
1946 - Robert Jarwick, American physician and artificial heart inventor
1956 - Elias Bourgiotis, Greek photographer.
1963 - Natasha Richardson, British actress
1965 - Christoph Snyder, German drummer (Rammstein)
1977 - Katerina Tsavalou, Greek actress
1977 - Pablo Garcia, Uruguayan footballer
1978 - Leticia Casta, French actress and model
1984 - Andres Iniesta, Spanish international footballer from Catalonia
1989 - Giovanni dos Santos, Mexican international footballer
Deaths
912 - Leo VI the Wise, Emperor of Byzantium
925 - Nicholas the Secret, Patriarch of Constantinople
1848 - Tom Crimp, English boxer
1871 - John Herschel, British mathematician and astronomer
1891 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist
1916 - Karl Schwarzschild, German-Jewish astrophysicist
1976 - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect
1981 - Bob Marley, Jamaican musician
1981 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize 1969
1988 - Kim Philby, Famous British Agent (born 1912)
1990 - Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer
2001 - Douglas Adams, British author
2003 - Noel Reading, British bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2005 - Michalis Gennitsaris, Greek rebetis
2007 - Malietoa Tanoumafili II, governor of Samos
2009 - Abel Gumba, Central African politician