1516 – The Beer Purity Law (“Reinheitsgebot”) is adopted by German brewers. According to the law, the ingredients of beer are: water, barley and hops.
1821 – The Battle of Alamana. The Greek revolutionary forces under Diovouniotis, Panourgias and Diakos face the superior Ottoman hordes of Omer Bryonis and Kiose Mehmet at the bridge of Alamana (Thermopylon area) and are defeated.
1882 – Opening work on the Isthmus of Corinth begins.
1960 – Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis founds the Nestos dam.
1999 – The Serbian Television building in Belgrade is bombed by NATO planes during the Kosovo War, killing 16 people and injuring many. In Greece, the following day’s newspapers are printed with a black ribbon as a sign of mourning, while NATO, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary at a solemn meeting in Brussels, signing a Declaration on its new role, describes the building in Belgrade as a “legitimate target”.
2010 – Greece requests the activation of the support mechanism of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou announces from Kastellorizo. The reactions from the opposition parties are strong.
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