the daughter of Prince Thoros II. 1267: Several Armenians flee to Cyprus after the Fall of Jerusalem. 1291: Many Armenians arrive in Cyprus after the Fall of Acre. 1309: King Oshin exiles to Cyprus a large number of Armenians who were against the decision of the Latinophile Council of Sis. 1322: 30,000 Armenians escape to Cyprus after the Saracen attacks on Cilicia. 1335 and 1346: A new wave of Armenian refugees arrives in Cyprus after the Mameluke attacks on Cilicia. 1403 and 1421: Thousands of Armenians arrive in Cyprus after the Ottoman conquest of Cilicia. 1441: Some Armenians from Cilicia are encouraged to settle in Famagusta. May 1571: The Notre Dame de Tyre or Tortosa church is officially granted to the Armenians of Nicosia by a firman. July 1821: Amongst the 470 executions by the Ottomans is the Armenian priest of Nicosia, der Bedros. 1894–1896: The Hamidian massacres take place in Ottoman Turkey, resulting in 300,000 deaths. About 1,000 Armenians find refuge in Cyprus, of whom only about 100 stay. These refugees hailed mainly from Dikranagerd, Aintab and Kilis. 1909: The Adana massacre takes place in the Adana province, resulting in 30,000 deaths. About 2,000 Armenians flee to Cyprus; almost all of them return within the year. 1915–1923: Ottomans and Young Turks perpetrate the Armenian genocide, causing over 1,500,000 deaths. About 8,000 Armenian refugees arrive in Cyprus, of whom about 1,300 settle permanently. These refugees mainly hailed from Adana, Silifke, Sis, Marash, Tarsus, Caesarea, Hadjin and Aintab. 1916–1918: The Armenian Legion is formed and trained in Monarga, near Boghazi, consisting of over 4,000 Diasporan Armenians, who later fought the Ottoman Empire. 17 November 1953: Transmission of the first Armenian broadcast on CyBC radio. 8 March 1957: Arson of the Ganchvor church by extremist Turkish-Cypriots. 16 August 1960: Cyprus gains its Independence; Armenians are recognised as a "religious group" by the Constitution. 13 November 1960: Armenian-Cypriots opt in the referendum to belong to the Greek-Cypriot community. 15 July 1961: Limassol's Mayor Costas Partassides delivers the golden key of the Limassol Armenian cemetery to Mihran Bastadjian, Chairman of Limassol's Armenian church committee 24 April 1975: Recognition of the Armenian genocide by the House of Representatives 10 December 1979: Strovolos Improvement Board renames Cyclops street into Armenia street. The street sign is officially placed on 15 January 1980. 19 April 1990: The House of Representatives recognises 24 April as National Remembrance Day for