September 3, 1843: The historic date on which the revolution of Metaxas, Makrygiannis, Kallergi, Londos and others against the absolute monarchy of King Otto took place. That revolutionary initiative led to the constituent National Assembly of the same year, which in March 1844 gave the country its first constitution, permanently limiting the arbitrariness of the
The 30th of October 1944 was the date when the Nazi Occupation of Thessaloniki ended. That day, military troops of ELAS entered the city as liberators and saved the infrastructure of the city from destruction. (Former Name: VAS. GEORGE I AV.)
Germanos (1771-1826) was the Metropolitan Bishop of old Patras and a member of Filiki Eteria. He played a leading role in preparing the Revolution in the Peloponese and after its declaration, he developed important political and diplomatic activity. He wrote his Memoirs.
Loris (Lykourgos) Margaritis was born in 1895 in Aigio and died in 1953 in Athens. He was a pianist and music composer. From 1915, he was Professor at the Conservatory of Thessaloniki and from 1928, he was a Professor at the Mozarteum International Music Academy in Salzburg.
Konstantinos Kallaris (1858-1940) was an army officer. He took part in the War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars. He was elected Minister of the Army and Senator.
Romanos I Lekapenos (870-948 A.D.) was Armenian and he was the co-emperor of the Byzantium along with Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (920-944 A.D.). In total, there were four Byzantine emperors by the name Romanos. Saint Romanos the Melodist was also well known. He lived in the 6th century A.D.. He was a great poet and author
Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) was an American diplomat and he was appointed Ambassador of the USA in Constantinople and Chairman of the Committee for the Rehabilitation of Refugees after the Minor Asia Catastrophe in 1922. He was declared an honorary citizen of Thessaloniki.
Salamis is an island of the Saronic Gulf, opposite to Piraeus. In 480 B.C. a battleship between the Persian and the Greek fleet took place there. The victory of Greeks, under the leadership of Themistocles, forced the king of the Persian Empire to retreat from Greece.
Paggaio is a mountain of Eastern Macedonia. In ancient times, it was known for the gold mines.
During the Battle of Elli, near the mouth of the homonymous cape, on December 3, 1912, the Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis conflicted the Turkish Navy and forced it to retreat in the Strait.
