September 23 marks several significant historical milestones. In 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, Greek revolutionary forces led by Theodoros Kolokotronis captured Tripolitsa after a three-month siege, marking a major victory against Ottoman forces.
Other notable historical events include the beginning of the Siege of Vienna by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1529, and the start of experimental gas executions of Jewish people at Auschwitz in 1942.
In the realm of science and politics, the discovery of Neptune by Johann Gottfried Galle occurred in 1846, and the formation of Saudi Arabia under King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud took place in 1932. Additionally, the date marks the 1974 legalization of the Communist Party of Greece.
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Auschwitz · Greece · Ottoman Empire · Theodoros Kolokotronis · Tripolitsa