August 21: Feast Day and Historical Events

Today, Thursday, August 21st, the Orthodox Church commemorates:

– Saint Jude Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus the Apostle

– Saint Vassa the Martyr and her children

– Saint Athanasios Patelaros, Patriarch of Constantinople

– Saint Martha of Diveevo

No well-known name is celebrated today.

Today is the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.

On this day, August 21st:

1866: Beginning of the Cretan Revolution.

1911: The "Mona Lisa" is stolen from the Louvre.

1926: The Kondylis movement overthrows Theodoros Pangalos.

1968: Nicolae Ceaușescu condemns the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

1970: Establishment of O.S.E. (Hellenic Railways Organisation).

2004: Gold medal for Sofia Bekatorou and Amalia Tsoulfa at the Athens Olympic Games.