Facts

1770: The revolutionary effort of the Orlovs and the Greeks of the Peloponnese ends ingloriously. (Orlovic)

1879: Russia and Britain sign the Treaty of Gadamac, establishing the state of Afghanistan.

1930:The Minister of Education, George Papandreou, is in favor of the establishment of a Greek National Melodrama. The National Opera will be founded in March 1940 during the Metaxas dictatorship.

1941: General Freiberg, commander of the allied forces, due to the unfavorable developments, orders the evacuation of Crete. Two Companies of the Greek 5th Infantry Regiment recapture the village of Stavromenos in Rethymnon and capture 100 German prisoners. The Germans occupy Mournies of Chania. (Battle of Crete)

1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono start the second Peace event in the bed room 1472 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

The first Bed-In took place from 25 to 31 March 1969 at the Amsterdam Hilton. In room 902 John and Yoko were on their honeymoon and thought it would be a unique opportunity to push their plea for peace, taking advantage of the publicity from their recent wedding (March 20, 1969).

So, they decided to open the door of their room every day from 9 am to 9 pm to the press representatives. Journalists flocked by the dozen, hoping to capture the couple in tender moments after they were photographed naked on the cover of the Two Virgins album.

Much to their dismay, John and Yoko, sitting on the bed in their room, were discussing peace and justice in the world with them.

They recorded their experiences from this first Bed-In in their song Ballad of John and Yoko.

They liked this idea and it was properly publicized, so they decided to repeat it in May in New York.

American authorities, however, denied them entry due to Lennon’s conviction for possession of marijuana in 1968.

Finally, they chose a neighboring country, Canada.

TJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono’s second Bed-In began on May 26, 1969 at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

Despite the publicity received by the two Bed-Ins, there was widespread suspicion among a section of the press that they were done for advertising and revenue reasons.

1975: Dogs enter the service of the Greek Police for the first time, for the detection of narcotics.

Births

1799: Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet, dramatist and prose writer. (D. 29/1/1837)

1924: Mitsos Alexandropoulos, Greek writer, one of the important prose writers of the post-war generation. (Than. 19/5/2008)

1926: Miles Davis, American composer and jazz trumpeter. (D. 28/9/1991)

Deaths

1903: Marcel Renault, French rally driver and businessman, co-founder of the Renault car company. (Born 1872)

1955: Alberto Ascari, legendary Italian racing driver. (Born 13/7/1918)

1978: Kyveli (Andrianou), Greek theater actress and troupe leader. (Born 1887)