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The stadium was poorly maintained and in desperate need of repair and had failed inspections prior to the disaster, resulting in the collapse of the wall. 39 people—mostly Italians and Juventus fans—were killed and 600 were injured in the confrontation.
OTD The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29/5/1985 when #Juventus fans escaping from an attack by #Liverpool fans were pressed against a wall in the #Heysel Stadium in #Brussels, #Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup final.
OTD Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos,one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in #Greece, was founded in 1893. It had a team of gymnasts competing at the 1896 Olympics in Athens.The team's leader was Ioannis Chrysafis.The team placed 3rd in the parallel bars team event, earning a bronze
Ioannis Georgiadis (29 March 1876 – 17 May 1960) was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer #Olympics in #Athens, the 1906 Intercalated Olympics and the 1924 Olympics in #Paris.He later became Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the Medical School of Athens
On this day,the first edition of the #GirodItalia , a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in #Milano; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the first winner. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1909, except during the two world wars. #Italy
26/4/1964.Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of #Tanzania. In 1973, the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces joined #CISM
Uhuru na Umoja (#Freedom and #unity) @CISM_HQ
Christos Kakkalos (13 July 1882 – 12 April 1976) was a Greek #mountaineer. He led the 1913 expedition of the #Swiss Daniel Baud-Bovy and Frédéric Boissonnas and is considered the first #climber to have ascended Mytikas,the highest peak of Mount #Olympus (2917.727 m) in #Greece
George Canning (11/4/1770–8/8/1827) was a #British statesman.He held various senior cabinet positions, finally becoming PM of the #UK.A square in downtown Athens,Greece,is named after him in appreciation of his supportive stance toward the #Greek War of Independence (1821–1830)