Difference between revisions of "1958"

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January 2: Greek-American diva Maria Callas leaves the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which includes the President of Italy.

March 12: Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios and two other EOKA members escape from Pyla prison.

May 11: Constantine Karamanlis is reelected PM with ERE winning 41.16% of the vote. Surprisingly, the United Democratic Left comes in second with 24.42%.

June 7: Turkish-Cypriot extremists burn down the club offices of Olympiakos Lefkosia FC.

September 2: The Battle of Liopetri takes place; four EOKA members - Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios, Christos Samaras and Elias Papakyriakou are killed.
September 4: Greek Police announce that any and all "teddy boys" would be given a clean cut.

November 19: After refusing to surrender, EOKA fighter Kyriakos Matsis is killed in Dikomo, Cyprus by the British.
November 19: The first game on grass in Leoforos Alexandras Stadium (later renamed to Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is a friendly between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. Olympiakos wins with a goal by Elias Yfantis and a 1-0 score.

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 ===March===
 *[[March 12]]: [[Fotis Pittas]], [[Andreas Karios]] and two other [[EOKA]] members escape from [[Pyla]] prison.
+===April===
+*[[April 20]]: [[Giorgos Darivas]] plays his last game for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]].
 ===May===
 *[[May 11]]: [[Constantine Karamanlis]] is reelected PM with [[ERE]] winning 41.16% of the vote. Surprisingly, the [[United Democratic Left]] comes in second with 24.42%.