Historical place archive

Thessaloniki in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Thessaloniki in Greece. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels5 people1913–2003

Historical events in Thessaloniki

1913

18 March 1913
Accession of Constantine I
Constantine Glucksburg · Government of Greece

Constantine succeeds his father as King of Greece.

18 March 1913
Assassination of George I
George Glucksburg · Government of Greece

King George I is assassinated shortly after Thessaloniki becomes part of Greece.

1916

29 September 1916
National Defence Government Established
Eleftherios Venizelos · Government of Greece

Venizelos establishes a provisional government supporting the Allied war effort.

2003

19 June 2003
Thessaloniki European Council
Costas Simitis · European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts the European Council that strengthens the Union's commitment to the Western Balkans.

20 June 2003
Thessaloniki Agenda for Western Balkans
George Papandreou · European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports a framework bringing Western Balkan countries closer to eventual European integration.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Greece and Thessaloniki. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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