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A powerful earthquake destroys much of the town of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, killing hundreds. |
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A serious earthquake rocks most of the eastern Mediterranean |
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Britain's Prince of Wales embarks on a five month tour of the Middle East |
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Deadly earthquake strikes the Greek island of Rhodes, killing hundreds |
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Greek succession crisis ends when Prince William of Denmark becomes King George I of Greece |
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In a formal ceremony on Corfu, Britain officially transfers the Ionian Islands to Greece |
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In Copenhagen, Prince William of Denmark formally accepts the throne of Greece |
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In Greece, a large earthquake destroys much of the ancient city of Corinth |
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In Greece, young army officers initiate a revolt against the ruling royal family |
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On Corfu, British officials transfer administration of the Ionian Islands to Greece |
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Powder magazine explodes on the island of Rhodes, killing hundreds |
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The "Don Pacifico" conflict between Great Britain and Greece erupts over riot damage in Athens |
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The new, seventeen year-old King George arrives in Athens to begin a popular and successful fifty year reign |
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The treaty formalizing the new Greek monarchy, and the transfer of the Ionian Islands, is signed in London |
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