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| 1821 |
| | | An uprising in Greece against Turkish rule is followed by the massacre of several thousand Muslims | |
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| 1823 |
| | | Lord Byron arrives in Greece to support the cause of Greek independence | |
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| 1824 |
| | | Lord Byron dies of a fever in Greece, in Missolonghi, at the age of thirty-six | |
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| 1827 |
| | | Britain, France and Russia, supporting Greek independence, defeat the Turkish and Egyptian fleets at Navarino | |
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| 1832 |
| | | Greece wins independence, with the 17-year-old Otto of Bavaria as king | |
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| 1847 |
| | | Don Pacifico's house in Athens is burnt by an anti-Semitic crowd, provoking an international incident | |
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| 1864 |
| | | The island of Corfu is ceded by Britain to the kingdom of Greece | |
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| 1885 |
| | | A secret revolutionary group (Union and Progress, later known as the Young Turks) is formed in Salonika in the Ottoman empire | |
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| 1896 |
| | | The first modern Olympic Games, organized by Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens | |
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| 1904 |
| | | Constantine Cavafy prints fourteen of his poems in a pamphlet for private distribution | |
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