Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851–1926) was Queen of the Hellenes as the wife of King George I of Greece. A member of the Romanov dynasty, she married George in 1867 aged 16. At first, she felt ill at ease in the Kingdom of Greece, but she quickly became involved in social and charitable work, although her attempt to promote a new, more accessible, Greek translation of the Gospels sparked riots by religious conservatives. On the assassination of her husband in 1913, Olga returned to Russia. When the First World War broke out, she set up a military hospital in Pavlovsk Palace. She was trapped there after the Russian Revolution of 1917, until the intervention of the Danish embassy allowed her to escape to Switzerland. Olga could not return to Greece as her son, King Constantine I, had been deposed. In October 1920, she returned to Athens on the fatal illness of her grandson, King Alexander. After his death, she was appointed regent until the restoration of Constantine I the following month. The Greek royal family were again exiled after defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) and Olga spent the last years of her life in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

303:

Roman emperor Diocletian's first "Edict against the Christians" was published, beginning the Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletianic_Persecution

1607:

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, was first performed in Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (now in Italy). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orfeo

1920:

At a meeting of the German Workers' Party, Adolf Hitler outlined the party's 25-point programme and the party changed its name to the Nazi Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party

1944:

World War II: The United States Army long-range penetration special operations unit known as Merrill's Marauders began a 1000-mile (1600 km) march over the Patkai region of the Himalayas and into the Burmese jungle behind Japanese lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrill%27s_Marauders

1989:

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced an uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, killing nine passengers when their seats were sucked out of the plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

technopeasant: (informal) One who is disadvantaged or exploited within a modern technological society, especially through inability to use computer technology. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/technopeasant

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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