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23rd June 1894: Establishment of the International Olympic Committee

  • 23rd June 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, France, Greece, Olympics, Sorbonne, Sport

The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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29th May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople

  • 29th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Greece, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Renaissance, Turkey

On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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17th May 1902: Ancient Antikythera Mechanism ‘computer’ identified

  • 17th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Computing, Diving, Greece

On the 17th May 1902, an ancient analogue computer known as the Antikythera mechanism was first identified by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais.

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games take place

  • 6th April 2020
  • Tagged as: France, Germany, Greece, Olympics, Sport, USA

On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.

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25th April 404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War

  • 25th April 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient Greece, Athens, Greece, Navy, Persia, Sparta, War

The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

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